Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.65% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which rose 1.53% or 1.85 points to trade at 122.90 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.04% or 0.205 points to end at 19.860 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was up 0.82% or 0.48 points to 58.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which fell 2.91% or 1.41 points to trade at 47.11 at the close. Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) declined 1.54% or 0.220 points to end at 14.085 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was down 1.42% or 0.91 points to 63.06.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which rose 2.67% to 12.485, Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which was up 1.94% to settle at 25.44 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which gained 1.93% to close at 20.06.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 9.46% to 3.818 in late trade, Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) which lost 2.96% to settle at 14.270 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was down 2.91% to 47.11 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 353 to 265 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.67% or 0.325 to 12.485.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.58% to 16.86.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.23% or 2.89 to $1242.91 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.25% or 0.56 to hit $45.49 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.13% or 0.54 to trade at $48.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1411, while EUR/GBP fell 0.31% to 0.8771.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 95.48.