France stocks lower at close of trade.

France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares lower. At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.12 percent, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.15 percent. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 306 to 220 and 107 ended unchanged. Shares in Schneider Electric SE rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.59 percent or 2.46 to 157.60. Shares in Dassault Aviation SA rose to all time highs; gaining 12.21 percent or 19.50 to 179.20. The CAC 40 VIX, which...