Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.83%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 3.20% or 0.180 points to trade at 5.799 at the close. Meanwhile, Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) added 2.35% or 2.28 points to end at 99.26 and Technip (PA:TECF) was up 0.37% or 0.19 points to 51.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 3.20% or 2.46 points to trade at 74.43 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) declined 2.21% or 0.30 points to end at 13.29 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was down 1.85% or 1.16 points to 61.39.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 4.21% to 4.332, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was up 3.20% to settle at 5.799 and Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) which gained 2.35% to close at 99.26.
The worst performers were Renault SA (PA:RENA) which was down 3.20% to 74.43 in late trade, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which lost 3.14% to settle at 7.77 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 3.06% to 35.820 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 452 to 189 and 103 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 8.06% to 19.08.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.33% or 4.50 to $1352.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.44% or 0.66 to hit $46.40 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.24% or 0.60 to trade at $48.95 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.73% to 1.1265, while EUR/GBP fell 0.39% to 0.8650.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.75% at 94.86.