France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.02%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil&Gas, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.02%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH), which rose 1.14% or 8.10 points to trade at 720.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY) added 1.02% or 1.04 points to end at 102.86 and Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) was up 1.01% or 0.16 points to 16.06 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO), which fell 37.58% or 8.07 points to trade at 13.40 at the close. Renault SA (EPA:RENA) declined 1.53% or 0.55 points to end at 35.07 and Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) was down 1.32% or 0.70 points to 52.14.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Air France KLM SA (EPA:AIRF) which rose 3.75% to 12.12, JC Decaux SA (EPA:JCDX) which was up 2.50% to settle at 15.59 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which gained 2.07% to close at 74.05.

The worst performers were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) which was down 37.58% to 13.40 in late trade, Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which lost 10.89% to settle at 1.48 and Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 10.77% to 5.27 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 292 to 215 and 98 ended unchanged.

Shares in Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) fell to 5-year lows; down 37.58% or 8.07 to 13.40. Shares in Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) fell to 5-year lows; losing 37.58% or 8.07 to 13.40. Shares in Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.77% or 0.64 to 5.27.

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 0.16% or 2.95 to $1,831.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.67% or 1.41 to hit $82.81 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.69% or 1.45 to trade at $84.36 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 106.19.