France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.92%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods , Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.92%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.93%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW ), which rose 2.76% or 2.00 points to trade at 74.58 at the close. Meanwhile, BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP ) added 2.73% or 1.69 points to end at 63.61 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN ) was up 2.42% or 0.52 points to 22.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS ), which fell 6.42% or 133.50 points to trade at 1,947.50 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST ) declined 4.17% or 1.43 points to end at 32.87 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH ) was down 3.64% or 23.40 points to 619.20.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR ) which rose 7.64% to 3.47, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA ) which was up 6.93% to settle at 8.18 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30 ) which gained 6.08% to close at 1.53.

The worst performers were Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS ) which was down 6.42% to 1,947.50 in late trade, ID Logistics SAS (EPA:IDLA ) which lost 6.34% to settle at 376.50 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) which was down 4.44% to 118.50 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 245 to 244 and 91 ended unchanged.

Shares in Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST ) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.17% or 1.43 to 32.87. Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.64% or 23.40 to 619.20.

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 up 0.49% or 12.45 to $2,538.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.39% or 0.27 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.40% or 0.29 to trade at $72.99 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 101.08.

Source: Investing.com