Paris equities closed weaker on Thursday as declines across Industrials, Financials and Technology pressured the market. By the end of trading, the CAC 40 had slipped 0.24% and the broader SBF 120 fell 0.21%.
Among large-cap names on the CAC 40, Stellantis NV was the strongest performer, climbing 3.97% - up 0.25 points to finish at 6.57. Eurofins Scientific SE advanced 2.83%, a gain of 1.84 points to close at 66.90, and TotalEnergies SE rose 2.40% or 1.86 points to end the session at 79.42.
Conversely, several blue-chips underperformed. STMicroelectronics NV retreated 2.84%, down 0.85 points to 29.09 at the close. Societe Generale SA slipped 2.61%, a drop of 1.72 points to 64.24, while BNP Paribas SA finished 2.44% lower, off 2.08 points at 83.30.
On the SBF 120, Worldline SA led gains, jumping 6.10% to 0.29. Technip Energies BV rose 5.60% to close at 38.46, and Viridien SA gained 4.61% to finish at 129.40. The laggards on the index included Soitec SA, which fell 5.80% to 50.00, Valeo SA, down 4.98% at 10.40, and Valneva, which declined 3.97% to 2.71.
Market breadth favored decliners, with 261 stocks losing ground versus 209 that advanced on the Paris exchange; 90 stocks ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX - the implied volatility measure for options on the index - was reported unchanged at 18.96, a level described as a new 52-week high.
Commodities and energy prices
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery moved lower, down 2.59% or 124.65 to $4,688.45 a troy ounce. Oil prices climbed, with crude for May delivery up 10.96% or 10.97 to $111.09 a barrel, and the June Brent contract rising 6.21% or 6.28 to $107.44 a barrel.
Currencies and dollar index
Currency pairs were largely steady in the session: EUR/USD was unchanged 0.40% to 1.15, and EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.14% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures was higher, up 0.32% at 99.77.
Overall, the session left Paris markets marginally lower after gains in selective large-cap names were offset by broader weakness in several key sectors.