Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.51%, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.45%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE), which rose 0.61% or 0.10 points to trade at 15.62 at the close. TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) added 0.50% or 0.27 points to end at 54.00 and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) was up 0.30% or 0.22 points to 73.74 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which lost 4.88% or 11.50 points to trade at 224.35 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 4.66% or 1.05 points to end at 21.46 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) shed 3.79% or 24.10 points to 611.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which rose 5.65% to 7.85, Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) which was up 3.72% to settle at 139.50 and Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which gained 1.70% to close at 26.34.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (EPA:AIRF) which was down 5.94% to 7.60 in late trade, Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) which lost 5.03% to settle at 54.70 and Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) which was down 4.88% to 224.35 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 301 to 191 and 103 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 February delivery was down 0.53% or 14.21 to $2,654.79 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.23% or 0.90 to hit $74.03 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.79% or 0.60 to trade at $76.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 108.81.