France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.58%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology , Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.58%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.54%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which rose 2.04% or 0.48 points to trade at 23.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR ) added 1.26% or 0.17 points to end at 13.28 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF ) was up 1.22% or 1.10 points to 90.92 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP ), which fell 5.42% or 5.62 points to trade at 97.98 at the close. Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP ) declined 4.28% or 6.90 points to end at 154.35 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA ) was down 3.92% or 0.99 points to 24.16.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS ) which rose 11.98% to 0.21, Vallourec (EPA:VLLP ) which was up 6.36% to settle at 16.23 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN ) which gained 3.61% to close at 6.55.

The worst performers were Valneva (EPA:VLS ) which was down 6.84% to 2.18 in late trade, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM ) which lost 6.70% to settle at 171.25 and Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP ) which was down 5.42% to 97.98 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 288 to 201 and 89 ended unchanged.

Shares in Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.28% or 6.90 to 154.35. Shares in Valneva (EPA:VLS ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.84% or 0.16 to 2.18.

The CAC 40 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.26% or 6.80 to $2,566.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.73% or 1.19 to hit $67.51 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.53% or 1.11 to trade at $71.45 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.52% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 106.53.

Source: Investing.com