Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.61%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Safran SA (PARIS:SAF), which rose 2.37% or 1.64 points to trade at 70.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) added 1.18% or 0.97 points to end at 83.25 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AMS:UNBP) was up 0.84% or 2.05 points to 246.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Electricite de France SA (PARIS:EDF), which fell 2.33% or 0.49 points to trade at 20.79 at the close. Lafargeholcim Ltd (PARIS:LHN) declined 1.99% or 1.22 points to end at 60.14 and Sanofi SA (PARIS:SASY) was down 1.77% or 1.69 points to 94.06.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ingenico Group (PARIS:INGC) which rose 5.63% to 127.60, Klepierre (PARIS:LOIM) which was up 3.25% to settle at 42.58 and Safran SA (PARIS:SAF) which gained 2.37% to close at 70.88.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) which was down 2.76% to 12.53 in late trade, Electricite de France SA (PARIS:EDF) which lost 2.33% to settle at 20.79 and Solocal Group (PARIS:LOCAL) which was down 2.17% to 0.360 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 427 to 376 and 57 ended unchanged.
Shares in Safran SA (PARIS:SAF) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.37% or 1.64 to 70.88. Shares in Lafargeholcim Ltd (PARIS:LHN) fell to all time lows; down 1.99% or 1.22 to 60.14. Shares in Ingenico Group (PARIS:INGC) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.63% or 6.80 to 127.60. Shares in Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.76% or 0.35 to 12.53. Shares in Safran SA (PARIS:SAF) rose to all time highs; rising 2.37% or 1.64 to 70.88.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.32% to 21.87.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.21% or 2.30 to $1113.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.85% or 0.36 to hit $42.59 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.74% or 0.36 to trade at $49.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1126, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.7112.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 96.51.