France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.85pc.

France stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil and Gas, Financials and Foods and Drugs sectors led shares lower. At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.85 percent, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.88 percent. The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA , which rose 1.28 percent or 0.18 points to trade at 14.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA added 1.27 percent or 1.24 points to end at 99.15 and Pernod Ricard SA was up 1.22 percent or 2.60 points to 214.90 in late trade. The worst performers were Teleperformance SE which was down 7.24 percent to 163.25 in late trade, Metropole Television SA which lost 6.80 percent to settle at 12.75 and Technip Energies BV which was down 6.35 percent to 18.15 at the close. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 346 to 187 and 82 ended unchanged. Shares in Teleperformance...