France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.28%

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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.28%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP), which rose 2.45% or 1.80 points to trade at 75.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) added 2.19% or 0.84 points to end at 39.14 and Safran SA (EPA:SAF) was up 2.19% or 3.00 points to 139.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (EPA:RENA), which fell 3.92% or 1.49 points to trade at 36.55 at the close. Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) declined 3.38% or 5.70 points to end at 162.95 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) was down 2.15% or 19.20 points to 873.60.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which rose 13.23% to 3.06, Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which was up 4.85% to settle at 100.50 and Korian Medica SA (EPA:KORI) which gained 3.42% to close at 7.41.

The worst performers were Renault SA (EPA:RENA) which was down 3.92% to 36.55 in late trade, Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) which lost 3.38% to settle at 162.95 and Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was down 3.04% to 13.38 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 291 to 265 and 92 ended unchanged.

Shares in Safran SA (EPA:SAF) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.19% or 3.00 to 139.90.

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 down 0.59% or 11.85 to $2,003.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.14% or 1.76 to hit $80.67 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 2.02% or 1.74 to trade at $84.57 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.79% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.32% to 0.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.65% at 101.90.