France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.06%
2022.06.17 20:01
France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.06%
Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Electronic Equipment and Aerospace & Defense sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.06% to hit a new 52-week low, while the SBF 120 index added 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN), which rose 4.14% or 1.38 points to trade at 34.71 at the close. Meanwhile, EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) added 3.80% or 5.10 points to end at 139.25 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO) was up 3.24% or 1.63 points to 51.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF), which fell 5.06% or 2.63 points to trade at 49.34 at the close. Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) declined 3.49% or 2.66 points to end at 73.64 and Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) was down 1.90% or 0.35 points to 18.29.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Mcphy Energy (EPA:MCPHY) which rose 7.34% to 13.90, Valneva (EPA:VLS) which was up 6.52% to settle at 7.94 and Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which gained 5.88% to close at 22.50.
The worst performers were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) which was down 5.06% to 49.34 in late trade, Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) which lost 3.49% to settle at 73.64 and Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which was down 2.99% to 103.80 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 307 to 235 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.49% or 2.66 to 73.64. Shares in Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.49% or 2.66 to 73.64.
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 August delivery was down 0.43% or 7.95 to $1,841.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 6.40% or 7.53 to hit $110.06 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 5.32% or 6.37 to trade at $113.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.75% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.61% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.23% at 104.69.
