Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Basic Materials and Personal Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.75% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.67%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (PARIS:PUBP), which fell 0.20% or 0.13 points to trade at 63.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivendi SA (PARIS:VIV) fell 0.58% or 0.14 points to end at 23.26 and Electricite de France SA (PARIS:EDF) was down 0.62% or 0.13 points to 20.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PARIS:RENA), which fell 3.43% or 2.80 points to trade at 78.86 at the close. Peugeot SA (PARIS:PEUP) declined 3.32% or 0.56 points to end at 16.45 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (PARIS:LVMH) was down 3.02% or 4.80 points to 154.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen (PARIS:IPN) which rose 2.18% to 60.80, Euler Hermes (PARIS:ELER) which was up 0.48% to settle at 93.50 and Korian Medica SA (PARIS:KORI) which gained 0.27% to close at 32.085.
The worst performers were Eramet (PARIS:ERMT) which was down 5.19% to 51.90 in late trade, Aperam (AMS:APAM) which lost 4.90% to settle at 31.04 and Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) which was down 4.61% to 4.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 645 to 148 and 63 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ipsen (PARIS:IPN) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.18% or 1.30 to 60.80. Shares in Eramet (PARIS:ERMT) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.19% or 2.84 to 51.90. Shares in Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.61% or 0.23 to 4.65.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 4.68% to 22.48.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.13% or 12.60 to $1129.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 4.01% or 1.73 to hit $41.39 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.17% or 1.54 to trade at $47.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1067, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.7072.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 96.84.