France shares mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.51%

Investing.com – France equities were mixed at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Gas&Water and Support Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.51%, while the SBF 120 index gained 2.24%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE), which rose 1.45% or 0.23 points to trade at 15.80 at the close. Safran SA (EPA:SAF) added 0.57% or 1.20 points to end at 210.20 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was up 0.51% or 0.06 points to 10.83 in late trade.

Biggest losers included STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which lost 4.88% or 1.27 points to trade at 24.87 in late trade. Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) declined 4.46% or 1.65 points to end at 35.34 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) shed 3.63% or 1.98 points to 52.50.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Lectra SA (EPA:LECS) which rose 2.07% to 29.60, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was up 1.74% to settle at 8.18 and Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) which gained 1.45% to close at 15.80.

The worst performers were Forvia (EPA:FRVIA) which was down 8.00% to 7.96 in late trade, X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) which lost 6.31% to settle at 4.69 and Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM) which was down 5.92% to 8.03 at the close.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 306 to 189 and 83 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.

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.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.24% or 32.45 to $2,647.05 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $70.94 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.59% or 0.44 to trade at $74.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.45.