France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.54%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the lost 0.54%, while the index fell 0.50%.

The best performers of the session on the were Vivendi SA (PA:), which rose 0.88% or 0.22 points to trade at 25.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:) added 0.70% or 0.12 points to end at 16.59 and Atos SE (PA:) was up 0.59% or 0.44 points to 75.16 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:), which fell 2.99% or 0.97 points to trade at 31.68 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:) declined 2.41% or 0.39 points to end at 15.62 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) was down 2.18% or 0.33 points to 15.00.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:) which rose 12.22% to 161.60, Virbac SA (PA:) which was up 2.98% to settle at 242.00 and ALD SA (PA:) which gained 2.67% to close at 13.08.

The worst performers were Eramet SA (PA:) which was down 4.91% to 30.99 in late trade, Valeo SA (PA:) which lost 4.75% to settle at 26.24 and Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA (PA:) which was down 4.47% to 22.89 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 354 to 200 and 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 12.22% or 17.60 to 161.60. Shares in Eramet SA (PA:) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.91% or 1.60 to 30.99. Shares in Virbac SA (PA:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.98% or 7.00 to 242.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 20.40% to 15.49.

Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.64% or 26.65 to $1647.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.80% or 0.43 to hit $53.45 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.40% or 0.83 to trade at $58.48 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.70% to 1.0858, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8369.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 99.183.

Disclaimer: Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.