France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.28%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Aerospace&Defense and Construction&Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.28% to hit a new 6-months low, while the SBF 120 index added 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN), which rose 9.06% or 0.97 points to trade at 11.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) added 3.43% or 1.48 points to end at 44.64 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) was up 3.38% or 3.35 points to 102.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which fell 18.93% or 19.02 points to trade at 81.44 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) declined 3.63% or 1.42 points to end at 37.54 and Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP) was down 1.93% or 3.25 points to 165.00.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which rose 10.15% to 3.71, Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which was up 9.06% to settle at 11.62 and SEB SA (EPA:SEBF) which gained 6.72% to close at 92.95.

The worst performers were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) which was down 18.93% to 81.44 in late trade, SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which lost 11.73% to settle at 85.00 and Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) which was down 11.29% to 104.55 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 287 to 218 and 95 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 18.93% or 19.02 to 81.44. Shares in Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) fell to 52-week lows; down 18.93% or 19.02 to 81.44. Shares in Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) fell to 3-years lows; down 11.29% or 13.30 to 104.55.

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.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.33% or 6.55 to $1,990.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.02% or 0.85 to hit $84.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.13% or 0.99 to trade at $88.92 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 106.25.