France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.43% By Investing.com

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the lost 0.43% to hit a new 1-month low, while the index lost 0.45%.

The best performers of the session on the were Airbus Group SE (EPA:), which rose 6.28% or 6.44 points to trade at 109.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:) added 1.78% or 1.52 points to end at 86.72 and Legrand SA (EPA:) was up 1.51% or 1.24 points to 83.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Credit Agricole SA (EPA:), which fell 4.01% or 0.42 points to trade at 9.98 at the close. Renault SA (EPA:) declined 3.95% or 0.94 points to end at 22.71 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:) was down 3.25% or 19.30 points to 574.00.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Airbus Group SE (EPA:) which rose 6.28% to 109.02, Arkema SA (EPA:) which was up 3.42% to settle at 116.50 and Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:) which gained 2.08% to close at 47.58.

The worst performers were CGG SA (EPA:) which was down 18.69% to 0.96 in late trade, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (EPA:) which lost 5.84% to settle at 14.50 and Credit Agricole SA (EPA:) which was down 4.01% to 9.98 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 306 to 223 and 113 ended unchanged.

Shares in Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE (EPA:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.84% or 0.90 to 14.50.

The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.41% or 7.64 to $1,876.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.36% or 0.39 to hit $107.42 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.08 to trade at $110.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 1.04% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 1.29% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.21% at 103.83.