France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.07%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.07%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.93%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST ), which rose 1.98% or 0.65 points to trade at 33.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW ) added 1.47% or 1.10 points to end at 75.68 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO ) was up 1.24% or 0.80 points to 65.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ), which fell 3.55% or 8.70 points to trade at 236.25 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA ) declined 3.04% or 0.81 points to end at 25.82 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF ) was down 2.96% or 2.97 points to 97.48.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were ICADE (EPA:ICAD ) which rose 3.66% to 22.68, ID Logistics SAS (EPA:IDLA ) which was up 3.59% to settle at 390.00 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM ) which gained 2.55% to close at 178.70.

The worst performers were Elis Services SA (EPA:ELIS ) which was down 15.66% to 19.50 in late trade, Rubis SCA (EPA:RUBF ) which lost 10.85% to settle at 25.30 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which was down 8.68% to 7.51 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 341 to 147 and 93 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.55% or 8.70 to 236.25. Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA ) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.04% or 0.81 to 25.82. Shares in Danone SA (EPA:DANO ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.24% or 0.80 to 65.22. Shares in Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) fell to all time lows; down 8.68% or 0.71 to 7.51.

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 0.68% or 17.20 to $2,525.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.26% or 1.56 to hit $67.59 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.24% or 1.63 to trade at $71.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 101.21.

Source: Investing.com