Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.02%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 1.90% or 0.350 points to trade at 18.800 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.86% or 0.26 points to end at 13.98 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) was up 1.48% or 0.69 points to 47.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which fell 3.02% or 1.90 points to trade at 61.00 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) declined 1.34% or 4.00 points to end at 294.90 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) was down 1.23% or 1.50 points to 120.45.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which rose 3.22% to 100.40, Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was up 3.21% to settle at 20.75 and Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which gained 2.38% to close at 43.46.
The worst performers were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which was down 3.02% to 61.00 in late trade, Faurecia (PA:EPED) which lost 3.00% to settle at 46.30 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 2.15% to 11.820 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 314 to 288 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.22% or 3.13 to 100.40. Shares in Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) rose to all time highs; rising 3.21% or 0.65 to 20.75.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 7.36% to 13.00.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.03% or 13.31 to $1279.89 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.33% or 0.15 to hit $45.87 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.12% or 0.06 to trade at $48.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.34% to 1.1218, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.8676.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 96.94.