France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil&Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.09%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP), which rose 3.80% or 3.90 points to trade at 106.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) added 1.67% or 2.15 points to end at 130.70 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was up 1.50% or 1.75 points to 118.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 3.52% or 0.465 points to trade at 12.730 at the close. EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) declined 2.64% or 2.60 points to end at 96.00 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was down 2.63% or 0.44 points to 16.27.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which rose 4.51% to 20.840, Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP) which was up 3.80% to settle at 106.60 and Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which gained 2.36% to close at 35.520.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which was down 3.52% to 12.730 in late trade, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA (PA:PLOF) which lost 2.79% to settle at 23.34 and Imerys SA (PA:IMTP) which was down 2.73% to 42.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 332 to 244 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.64% or 2.60 to 96.00.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.16% to 16.23.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.57% or 20.65 to $1296.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.22% or 0.13 to hit $59.28 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.18% or 0.12 to trade at $67.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1232, while EUR/GBP rose 0.99% to 0.8607.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 96.738.
