France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.55%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Gas&Water, General Financial and Foods&Drugs sectors led shares higher while losses in the Financials, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.55%, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.50%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 3.15% or 0.73 points to trade at 23.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) added 1.51% or 2.36 points to end at 159.10 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) was up 1.41% or 10.20 points to 734.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP), which fell 4.38% or 8.90 points to trade at 194.30 at the close. Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) declined 2.89% or 1.25 points to end at 42.00 and Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) was down 1.31% or 0.50 points to 37.54.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which rose 18.16% to 10.80, Derichebourg (EPA:DBG) which was up 6.21% to settle at 5.20 and Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which gained 5.57% to close at 12.42.

The worst performers were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) which was down 4.38% to 194.30 in late trade, Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) which lost 2.89% to settle at 42.00 and Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which was down 2.54% to 3.46 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 289 to 214 and 88 ended unchanged.

Shares in Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.89% or 1.25 to 42.00. Shares in Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.89% or 1.25 to 42.00.

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 August delivery was down 0.03% or 0.80 to $2,363.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.29% or 1.02 to hit $78.21 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.97 to trade at $82.46 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 104.64.