Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.17%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 4.02% or 1.09 points to trade at 28.18 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.26% or 0.17 points to end at 13.66 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was up 1.25% or 0.66 points to 53.38 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which lost 4.14% or 20.70 points to trade at 478.70 in late trade. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) declined 3.30% or 10.10 points to end at 296.15 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 2.49% or 0.735 points to 28.750.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which rose 4.02% to 28.18, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 3.18% to settle at 142.90 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which gained 3.03% to close at 5.580.
The worst performers were Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which was down 4.78% to 121.40 in late trade, Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) which lost 4.69% to settle at 561.00 and Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which was down 4.15% to 14.08 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 313 to 254 and 94 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 8.56% to 12.48.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.05% or 0.60 to $1302.00 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.75% or 1.13 to hit $65.86 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.26% or 1.70 to trade at $77.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1817, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 93.36.