Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the CAC Oil & Gas, CAC Technology and CAC Consumer Service sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.05% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.96%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN), which rose 11.33% or 2.69 points to trade at 26.39 at the close. Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) added 3.18% or 0.91 points to end at 29.55 and Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) was up 2.99% or 0.37 points to 12.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP), which fell 4.20% or 2.75 points to trade at 62.75 in late trade. Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) declined 3.40% or 5.60 points to end at 159.20 and TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) down 2.94% or 1.74 points to 57.40.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) which rose 11.33% to 26.39, Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which was up 10.87% to settle at 22.84 and Lectra SA (EPA:LECS) which gained 8.97% to close at 25.50.
The worst performers were Rubis SCA (EPA:RUBF) which was down 10.30% to 22.48 in late trade, Spie SA (EPA:SPIE) which lost 4.66% to settle at 33.18 and Mercialys SA (EPA:MERY) which was down 4.25% to 10.82 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 283 to 191 and 108 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
Shares in Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.40% or 5.60 to 159.20. Shares in TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.94% or 1.74 to 57.40.
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 1.75% or 49.00 to $2,751.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.70% or 0.48 to hit $69.09 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.60% or 0.43 to trade at $72.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP rose 0.78% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 104.02.