France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.73% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Paris, the lost 1.73% to hit a new 1-month low, while the index declined 1.65%.

The best performers of the session on the were Stellantis NV (EPA:), which rose 3.36% or 0.43 points to trade at 13.16 at the close. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies SE (EPA:) added 2.19% or 1.09 points to end at 50.60 and Renault SA (EPA:) was up 2.00% or 0.46 points to 23.17 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:), which fell 4.95% or 9.55 points to trade at 183.20 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:) declined 4.81% or 2.00 points to end at 39.49 and Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:) was down 4.48% or 2.56 points to 54.56.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were CGG SA (EPA:) which rose 9.00% to 1.04, Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:) which was up 4.04% to settle at 49.50 and Stellantis NV (EPA:) which gained 3.36% to close at 13.16.

The worst performers were JC Decaux SA (EPA:) which was down 10.26% to 17.24 in late trade, Remy Cointreau (EPA:) which lost 6.15% to settle at 172.50 and Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:) which was down 4.95% to 183.20 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 376 to 170 and 92 ended unchanged.

Shares in JC Decaux SA (EPA:) fell to 52-week lows; down 10.26% or 1.97 to 17.24.

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 0.69% or 13.00 to $1,888.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.00% or 2.16 to hit $110.42 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.85% or 2.05 to trade at $112.95 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.36% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 103.49.