Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.92%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW), which rose 2.76% or 2.00 points to trade at 74.58 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP) added 2.73% or 1.69 points to end at 63.61 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) was up 2.42% or 0.52 points to 22.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS), which lost 6.42% or 133.50 points to trade at 1,947.50 in late trade. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) declined 4.17% or 1.43 points to end at 32.87 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) shed 3.64% or 23.40 points to 619.20.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which rose 7.64% to 3.47, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was up 6.93% to settle at 8.18 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which gained 6.08% to close at 1.53.
The worst performers were Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) which was down 6.42% to 1,947.50 in late trade, ID Logistics SAS (EPA:IDLA) which lost 6.34% to settle at 376.50 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which was down 4.44% to 118.50 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 245 to 244 and 91 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 up 0.49% or 12.30 to $2,538.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $69.44 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.25 to trade at $72.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 101.09.