France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.15%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.15%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.17%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were AXA SA (EPA:AXAF ), which rose 1.61% or 0.54 points to trade at 34.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (EPA:RENA ) added 1.50% or 0.66 points to end at 44.77 and Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM ) was up 0.97% or 0.13 points to 13.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV ), which fell 2.81% or 0.24 points to trade at 8.30 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ) declined 2.27% or 0.55 points to end at 23.73 and Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY ) was down 1.68% or 1.52 points to 89.17.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) which rose 6.47% to 86.45, Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE ) which was up 2.85% to settle at 26.02 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which gained 1.76% to close at 5.56.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS ) which was unchanged 11.54% to 0.00 in late trade, Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) which lost 6.59% to settle at 26.10 and Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI ) which was down 5.23% to 2.97 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 268 to 233 and 93 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.81% or 0.24 to 8.30. Shares in Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE ) rose to all time highs; rising 2.85% or 0.72 to 26.02.

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 February delivery was down 1.10% or 29.81 to $2,679.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.63% or 1.14 to hit $71.16 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.33% or 0.98 to trade at $74.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 106.71.

Source: Investing.com