Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.21%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which rose 2.94% or 0.125 points to trade at 4.376 at the close. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 1.65% or 1.80 points to end at 110.75 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was up 0.72% or 0.75 points to 104.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 3.12% or 1.01 points to trade at 31.51 at the close. Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) declined 1.52% or 0.72 points to end at 47.00 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) was down 1.26% or 1.11 points to 86.78.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 7.63% to 12.055, Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which was up 2.94% to settle at 4.376 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which gained 2.79% to close at 7.361.
The worst performers were Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which was down 5.07% to 16.46 in late trade, SES (PA:SESFd) which lost 4.86% to settle at 18.89 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 3.12% to 31.51 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 313 to 306 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.65% or 1.80 to 110.75. Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.63% or 0.855 to 12.055. Shares in Vallourec (PA:VLLP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.79% or 0.200 to 7.361.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.20% to 15.13.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.92% or 11.05 to $1186.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.09% or 1.10 to hit $53.85 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.29% or 1.26 to trade at $56.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.69% to 1.0677, while EUR/GBP fell 0.25% to 0.8485.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.66% at 100.57.