Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.20%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which rose 1.36% or 3.00 points to trade at 223.20 at the close. Orange SA (PA:ORAN) added 1.09% or 0.15 points to end at 14.38 and Klepierre (PA:LOIM) was up 0.93% or 0.34 points to 36.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which lost 2.10% or 0.151 points to trade at 7.046 in late trade. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 1.46% or 0.80 points to end at 54.09 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) shed 1.32% or 0.80 points to 59.85.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vicat (PA:VCTP) which rose 2.16% to 58.23, Mercialys (PA:MERY) which was up 1.68% to settle at 19.06 and Numericable SFR SA (PA:SFRGR) which gained 1.43% to close at 26.250.
The worst performers were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was down 2.10% to 7.046 in late trade, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which lost 1.46% to settle at 54.09 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which was down 1.32% to 59.85 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 323 to 240 and 116 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.99% to 17.36.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 1.39% or 15.85 to $1156.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.65% or 0.35 to hit $53.71 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.35% or 0.20 to trade at $56.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.62% to 1.0480, while EUR/GBP rose 0.56% to 0.8570.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.47% at 102.75.