Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.56%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which rose 0.79% or 0.30 points to trade at 38.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) added 0.77% or 0.50 points to end at 65.16 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) was up 0.74% or 0.80 points to 109.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH), which fell 1.89% or 3.60 points to trade at 186.85 at the close. Renault SA (PA:RENA) declined 1.53% or 1.33 points to end at 85.45 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was down 1.45% or 0.17 points to 11.23.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 3.69% to 12.500, Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) which was up 3.00% to settle at 14.060 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which gained 1.98% to close at 13.880.
The worst performers were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) which was down 1.89% to 186.85 in late trade, Plastic Omnium (PA:PLOF) which lost 1.70% to settle at 32.13 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) which was down 1.53% to 85.45 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 343 to 262 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) fell to all time lows; losing 1.45% or 0.17 to 11.23. Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.69% or 0.445 to 12.500.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.56% to 15.37.
Gold for February delivery was down 0.20% or 2.35 to $1187.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.75% or 0.94 to hit $52.84 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 2.01% or 1.13 to trade at $55.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.0688, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.8525.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 100.62.