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

Paris closed with the loss of 1.99% and the index falling 1.93%.

Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA – EPA:, rose 1.13% to 55.49 and 0.62 points at the closing. Orange SA (EPA:), which gained 0.02 point or 0.20%, ended at 11.11 Danone SA (EPA:), was 0.12 point lower at 55.22, or 0.22%, in late trade.

These were the worst performers of the session. Kering SA (EPA:) fell 4.32%, or 23.90 point to trade at 529.20 by the close. ArcelorMittal SA, (AS:), declined 4.05% (or 1.25) to finish at 29.53. Airbus Group SE (EPA) fell 3.56% (or 3.86) to 104.66.

Top performers in the SBF 120 competition were Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA) rose 11.20% to 38.43. Bureau Veritas SA was (EPA) up 4.57%, to settle at 26,98 Ipsos (EPA): The EPA gained 4.51% and closed at 47.55

Sartorius was the worst performer Stedim Biotech SA (EPA) was trading at -8.00%, or 317.30 late in trade Eramet SA (EPA:), which suffered 7.31% loss to settle at 135.60 La Francaise Des Jeux Sa (EPA): The close was down 5.05% at 34.98

By 379 to 184, falling stocks outnumbered advancing stock on the Paris Stock Exchange, while 73 ended unaffected.

The shares in Ipsos rose by 4.51%, or from 2.05 to 47.55 to record highs.

The was unchanged at 0.00% and 18.96, an all-time 52 week high.

For June delivery, Gold Futures was at $1.937.85 per troy-ounce. This is a drop of 0.53%. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which fell 1.6% or 1.52 in June to reach $102.27/barrel, and the June Brent oil contract, which fell 1.55% or 1.68 in June to trade at $106.65/barrel.

EUR/USD fell 0.52% at 1.08 while EUR/GBP rose by 0.97% to 0.84.

At 101.29, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.68%.