French stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchmark Paris CAC40 down 0.51 percent to close at 4,863.97 points.

The top three blue-chip gainers were LVMH, up 1.80 percent, Kerling, up 1.55 percent, and Englie, up 1.43 percent.

The three losers were Arcelormittal, down 3.40 percent, Sodexo, down 3.24 percent, and Renault, down 2.60 percent.