France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.01%
2022.05.12 20:16
France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.01%
Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.01%, while the SBF 120 index fell 1.01%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO), which rose 4.85% or 1.06 points to trade at 22.91 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM) added 3.97% or 1.37 points to end at 35.74 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) was up 1.46% or 0.33 points to 22.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:VIE), which fell 6.04% or 1.61 points to trade at 25.04 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.14% or 0.85 points to end at 26.05 and Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) was down 3.14% or 0.43 points to 13.28.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) which rose 4.85% to 22.91, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM) which was up 3.97% to settle at 35.74 and ALD SA (EPA:ALDA) which gained 3.07% to close at 13.44.
The worst performers were Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:VIE) which was down 6.04% to 25.04 in late trade, Neoen SA (EPA:NEOEN) which lost 6.04% to settle at 35.33 and Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX) which was down 5.21% to 84.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 369 to 177 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) fell to all time lows; losing 3.14% or 0.43 to 13.28.
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 June delivery was down 1.56% or 28.96 to $1,824.74 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.39% or 0.41 to hit $106.12 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $107.51 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 1.44% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP fell 0.96% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.01% at 104.92.
