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

The index fell 0.45% at the Paris close.

These were the best performers of the session Hermes International SCA (PA 🙂 rose by 5.21%, or 83.00 point to trade at 1675.50 close. Meanwhile, Teleperformance SE (PA) gained 2.21%, or 7.90 point to finish at 365.00. Eurofins Scientific SE was up 2.15% (or 2.32 points) to 110.22 late trade.

These were the worst performers of the session. Renault SA (PA:) fell 3.94 percent or 1.35 point to close at 32.93. WFD Unibail rodamco NV(AS:), which fell 3.42%, or 2.21 point to close at 62.33. Airbus Group SE [PA:] was down 3.41%, or 3.86 to 109.40.

Top performers in the SBF 120 competition were Vallourec (PA) rose 9.65% to 6.820. Hermes International SCA was (PA) up 5.21%. It settled at 1675.50. Stedim Biotech SA, (PA:), which gained 3.77% until it closed at 51.40.

Aeroports de Paris SA was among the worst-performing stocks, falling 6.04% at 108.95 late trade. Technip Energies BV (PA:), which fell 4.63% and settled at 12.35. TechnipFMC PLC, (PA:), was lower by 4.58% to 5.58.

By 394 to 219 and by 81, falling stocks outnumbered advancing on the Paris Stock Exchange.

Hermes International SCA: shares rose to record highs. They rose 5.21%, or 83.00 to 16005.50. Hermes International SCA: shares rose to record highs with a gain of 5.21%, or 83.00 to1675.50.

The implied volatility index of CAC 40 options was at a 6-month high, with the remained unchanged at 0% to 18.96.

Dec delivery gold futures fell 0.14% to $1858.80 an troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell by 3.81%, or 2.99, to reach $75.42 per barrel. The January Brent oil contract dropped 3.56%, or 2.89, to trade at $78.35 per barrel.

EUR/USD fell 0.45% to 1.1318 while EUR/GBP dropped 0.29% at 0.8400.

At 95.817, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.29%.