France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.26% 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 fell 1.26%, while the index declined 1.26%.

The best performers of the session on the were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:), which rose 2.96% or 2.46 points to trade at 85.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldline SA (EPA:) added 2.95% or 1.06 points to end at 36.99 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:) was up 2.06% or 0.50 points to 24.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:), which fell 11.51% or 8.34 points to trade at 64.11 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:) declined 3.47% or 6.40 points to end at 177.90 and Carrefour SA (EPA:) was down 3.18% or 0.64 points to 19.46.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (EPA:) which rose 16.87% to 11.71, Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:) which was up 5.09% to settle at 47.93 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:) which gained 2.96% to close at 85.66.

The worst performers were Derichebourg (EPA:) which was down 14.38% to 7.54 in late trade, WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:) which lost 11.51% to settle at 64.11 and Orpea SA (EPA:) which was down 9.82% to 24.52 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 346 to 193 and 85 ended unchanged.

Shares in Derichebourg (EPA:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 14.38% or 1.26 to 7.54. Shares in Orpea SA (EPA:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.82% or 2.67 to 24.52.

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 1.38% or 24.98 to $1,840.88 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.84% or 0.90 to hit $107.94 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.08% or 1.18 to trade at $110.29 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 1.21% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.01% at 102.81.