France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.59%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.59% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.26%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN), which rose 2.04% or 0.28 points to trade at 14.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) added 1.96% or 1.12 points to end at 58.38 and Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) was up 1.88% or 0.22 points to 12.02 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which fell 1.34% or 1.75 points to trade at 128.55 at the close. Thales (EPA:TCFP) declined 1.23% or 1.70 points to end at 136.95 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) was down 1.20% or 2.12 points to 175.12.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eurazeo (EPA:EURA) which rose 9.72% to 68.85, SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which was up 6.39% to settle at 103.20 and Mercialys SA (EPA:MERY) which gained 4.50% to close at 9.07.

The worst performers were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which was down 91.93% to 0.02 in late trade, Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which lost 6.16% to settle at 2.16 and Nexity (EPA:NEXI) which was down 3.08% to 13.86 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 274 to 235 and 99 ended unchanged.

Shares in Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.88% or 0.22 to 12.02. Shares in Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) fell to all time lows; falling 91.93% or 0.21 to 0.02. Shares in Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) fell to all time lows; down 6.16% or 0.14 to 2.16.

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 0.32% or 6.50 to $2,040.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.95% or 2.30 to hit $75.56 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.81% or 2.33 to trade at $80.55 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 103.25.