Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.39% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which rose 0.54% or 0.30 points to trade at 55.68 at the close. Atos SE (PA:ATOS) added 0.50% or 0.55 points to end at 110.75 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) was up 0.19% or 0.20 points to 103.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which lost 3.84% or 0.745 points to trade at 18.665 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.38% or 0.885 points to end at 25.290 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) shed 3.21% or 3.95 points to 119.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans (PA:NEXS) which rose 2.79% to 43.48, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was up 2.11% to settle at 23.200 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which gained 1.73% to close at 30.500.
The worst performers were Wendel (PA:MWDP) which was down 6.07% to 122.20 in late trade, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which lost 3.96% to settle at 113.90 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which was down 3.84% to 18.665 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 419 to 153 and 83 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 14.00% to 19.07.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.65% or 21.90 to $1349.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.77% or 1.14 to hit $65.44 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 1.52% or 1.05 to trade at $69.96 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.2363, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8738.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 89.04.