France Stock Market Update

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

Market Performance

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.15%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.17%.

Best Performers on CAC 40

• AXA SA (EPA:AXAF): +1.61% (0.54 points) to trade at 34.10
• Renault SA (EPA:RENA): +1.50% (0.66 points) to end at 44.77
• Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM): +0.97% (0.13 points) to 13.34

Worst Performers on CAC 40

• Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV): -2.81% (-0.24 points) to trade at 8.30
• ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT): -2.27% (-0.55 points) to end at 23.73
• Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY): -1.68% (-1.52 points) to 89.17

Top Performers on SBF 120

• Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT): +6.47% to 86.45
• Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE): +2.85% to 26.02
• Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS): +1.76% to 5.56

Worst Performers on SBF 120

• Atos SE (EPA:ATOS): -11.54% to 0.00 (unchanged)
• Aperam SA (AS:APAM): -6.59% to 26.10
• Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI): -5.23% to 2.97

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 268 to 233, with 93 ending unchanged.

• Shares in Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) fell to 52-week lows, down 2.81% to 8.30.
• Shares in Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) rose to all-time highs, up 2.85% to 26.02.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged at 18.96, marking a new 52-week high.

Commodities Trading

• Gold Futures for February delivery fell 1.10% (-29.81) to $2,679.59 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for January delivery rose 1.63% (+1.14) to $71.16 per barrel.
• The February Brent oil contract increased 1.33% (+0.98) to $74.39 per barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 106.71.