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

The index fell by 1.26% at the Paris close, while it dropped by 1.26%.

Eurofins Scientific SE, which gained 2.96% (or 2.46 points) to close at 85.66 Meanwhile, Worldline SA (EPA): Added 2.95% or 1.06 to finish at 36.99 Societe Generale SA (EPA:), was at 24.48, up 2.06% and 0.50 points in late-trade.

WFD Unibail Rodamco NV NV (AS) were the worst-performing session, falling 11.51% and 8.34 points respectively to close at 64.11. Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:), fell 3.47% or 6.40 to finish at 177.90 Carrefour SA (EPA:), was at 19.46, down 3.18%.

These were the top performers on SBF 120 Valneva (EPA) – which rose 16.87% from 11.71 to 11.72, Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA 🙂 was up 5.09% and settled at 47.93. Eurofins Scientific SE EPA : (EPA 🙂 gained 2.96% to end at 85.66.

They were among the most disappointing. Derichebourg (EPA:), which fell 14.38% to 7.54 late trade. WFD Unibail rodamco NV was also down at AS:, which dropped 11.51% and settled at 64.11. Orpea SA (EPA.) fell 9.82% to 24,52 at the closing.

By 346 to 193, falling stocks outnumbered advancing on the Paris Stock Exchange, while 85 ended unaffected.

Derichebourg shares (EPA:), fell to 52 week lows. They dropped 14.38%, or 1.26 to 7.54. Orpea SA’s shares fell by 9.82%, or 2.67 to 24.52.

The implied volatility index of CAC 40 options was at a 52-week low of 0.00%, or 18.96.

For June delivery, Gold Futures rose 1.38% (or 24.98) to $1.840.88 a troy-ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil rose 0.90 percent to $107.94 per barrel. The July Brent oil contract increased 1.08% to $110.29 per barrel.

EUR/USD increased 1.21% from 1.06 to 1.06 and EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.85 to 0.05.

US Dollar Index Futures were down by 1.01% to 102.81.