France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.00%

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At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.00% to hit a new 6-months low, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.99%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP), which rose 2.30% or 3.70 points to trade at 164.60 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) added 2.09% or 0.85 points to end at 41.20 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was up 1.93% or 0.21 points to 10.99 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF), which fell 1.94% or 1.19 points to trade at 60.09 at the close. Thales (EPA:TCFP) declined 1.91% or 2.50 points to end at 128.60 and Legrand SA (EPA:LEGD) was down 1.63% or 1.42 points to 85.76.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which rose 11.51% to 1.66, Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which was up 3.13% to settle at 5.60 and Eiffage SA (EPA:FOUG) which gained 2.33% to close at 85.10.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 6.70% to 5.91 in late trade, Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which lost 3.19% to settle at 10.46 and Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC) which was down 2.83% to 21.94 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 339 to 182 and 99 ended unchanged.

Shares in Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.70% or 0.42 to 5.91. Shares in Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.83% or 0.64 to 21.94.

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 December delivery was down 0.30% or 5.50 to $1,836.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 4.45% or 3.97 to hit $85.26 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.40% or 4.00 to trade at $86.92 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 106.44.