France shares lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.58%

Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.58%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.54%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.04% or 0.48 points to trade at 23.99 at the close. Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) added 1.26% or 0.17 points to end at 13.28 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) was up 1.22% or 1.10 points to 90.92 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP), which lost 5.42% or 5.62 points to trade at 97.98 in late trade. Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) declined 4.28% or 6.90 points to end at 154.35 and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) shed 3.92% or 0.99 points to 24.16.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which rose 11.98% to 0.21, Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which was up 6.36% to settle at 16.23 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which gained 3.61% to close at 6.55.

The worst performers were Valneva (EPA:VLS) which was down 6.84% to 2.18 in late trade, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) which lost 6.70% to settle at 171.25 and Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) which was down 5.42% to 97.98 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 288 to 201 and 89 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.24% or 6.25 to $2,566.65 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.70% or 1.17 to hit $67.53 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.49% or 1.08 to trade at $71.48 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.54% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.52.