France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.80%

This post was originally published on this site

https://i-invdn-com.investing.com/news/LYNXMPEA6T0E8_M.jpg

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.80%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.78%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA), which rose 2.63% or 1.00 points to trade at 38.85 at the close. Meanwhile, EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) added 1.63% or 2.78 points to end at 173.52 and Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) was up 1.22% or 1.60 points to 132.92 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AXA SA (EPA:AXAF), which fell 3.60% or 0.97 points to trade at 26.00 at the close. Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) declined 2.89% or 14.60 points to end at 491.40 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) was down 2.67% or 0.96 points to 34.95.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (EPA:PLOF) which rose 3.63% to 16.85, Forvia (EPA:FRVIA) which was up 3.60% to settle at 22.15 and Virbac SA (EPA:VIRB) which gained 3.25% to close at 254.50.

The worst performers were Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:CASP) which was down 32.94% to 3.07 in late trade, Imerys SA (EPA:IMTP) which lost 7.78% to settle at 32.50 and JC Decaux SA (EPA:JCDX) which was down 5.84% to 17.08 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 292 to 226 and 95 ended unchanged.

Shares in Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) rose to 3-years highs; up 1.22% or 1.60 to 132.92. Shares in Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:CASP) fell to all time lows; down 32.94% or 1.51 to 3.07.

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 August delivery was down 0.03% or 0.55 to $1,928.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.89% or 2.02 to hit $71.81 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.43% or 0.33 to trade at $76.58 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 102.95.