Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare , Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.65%, while the SBF 120 index fell 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (EPA: ENGIE ), which rose 0.16% or 0.03 points to trade at 18.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Edenred SA (EPA: EDEN ) added 0.04% or 0.01 points to end at 27.12 and Bouygues SA (EPA: BOUY ) was down 0.05% or 0.02 points to 39.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA: ESLX ), which fell 4.80% or 12.60 points to trade at 250.00 at the close. Stellantis NV (EPA: STLAM ) declined 4.56% or 0.42 points to end at 8.75 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA: STMPA ) was down 4.23% or 0.95 points to 21.52.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vusiongroup SA (EPA: VU ) which rose 9.32% to 217.00, Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA: ETL ) which was up 7.24% to settle at 3.48 and Atos SE (EPA: ATOS ) which gained 4.70% to close at 37.87.
The worst performers were EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA: ESLX ) which was down 4.80% to 250.00 in late trade, Stellantis NV (EPA: STLAM ) which lost 4.56% to settle at 8.75 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA: STMPA ) which was down 4.23% to 21.52 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 310 to 178 and 81 ended unchanged.
Shares in Engie SA (EPA: ENGIE ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 0.16% or 0.03 to 18.97. Shares in Vusiongroup SA (EPA: VU ) rose to all time highs; rising 9.32% or 18.50 to 217.00.
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 June delivery was up 1.93% or 63.56 to $3,358.56 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.57% or 0.35 to hit $61.55 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.35 to trade at $64.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 99.15.