Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.14%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which rose 7.75% or 14.60 points to trade at 203.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group (PA:AIR) added 3.76% or 2.01 points to end at 55.40 and Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) was up 3.17% or 0.144 points to 4.680 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP), which fell 7.28% or 6.02 points to trade at 76.62 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 3.03% or 6.95 points to end at 222.70 and Klepierre (PA:LOIM) was down 2.80% or 1.10 points to 38.12.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which rose 7.75% to 203.00, Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was up 3.81% to settle at 10.36 and Airbus Group (PA:AIR) which gained 3.76% to close at 55.40.
The worst performers were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) which was down 7.28% to 76.62 in late trade, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which lost 3.91% to settle at 17.315 and Nexans (PA:NEXS) which was down 3.74% to 52.75 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 377 to 289 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.75% or 14.60 to 203.00. Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.75% or 14.60 to 203.00. Shares in Genfit (PA:GNFT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.91% or 0.705 to 17.315.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.69% to 17.95.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.40% or 5.05 to $1268.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.16% or 0.58 to hit $49.38 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.40% or 0.71 to trade at $50.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.24% to 1.0915, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8925.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 98.57.