Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.88% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.86%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which rose 0.11% or 0.06 points to trade at 48.52 at the close. AXA SA (PA:AXAF) fell 0.02% or 0.01 points to end at 24.16 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was down 0.07% or 0.010 points to 14.305 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which lost 3.81% or 1.47 points to trade at 36.96 in late trade. Atos SE (PA:ATOS) declined 3.78% or 4.75 points to end at 121.05 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) shed 3.71% or 8.40 points to 218.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which rose 3.66% to 19.68, Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which was up 1.71% to settle at 12.200 and Eurazeo (PA:EURA) which gained 0.35% to close at 65.98.
The worst performers were Eiffage (PA:FOUG) which was down 4.16% to 79.50 in late trade, Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) which lost 3.81% to settle at 36.96 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) which was down 3.78% to 121.05 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 447 to 170 and 88 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 17.93% to 17.48 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.25% or 3.11 to $1245.99 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.31% or 0.14 to hit $44.88 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.11% or 0.05 to trade at $47.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.43% to 1.1427, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8798.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 95.43.