Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.07%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 2.16% or 0.43 points to trade at 20.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) added 1.97% or 0.270 points to end at 13.975 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 1.65% or 1.03 points to 63.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which fell 1.99% or 1.75 points to trade at 86.08 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 1.86% or 0.47 points to end at 25.07 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was down 1.73% or 0.340 points to 19.295.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 3.69% to 15.045, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 2.28% to settle at 55.990 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 2.17% to close at 9.52.
The worst performers were Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was down 4.27% to 81.02 in late trade, Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) which lost 1.99% to settle at 86.08 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 1.86% to 25.07 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 326 to 295 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.16% or 0.43 to 20.32. Shares in Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.28% or 1.250 to 55.990.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.97% to 14.03.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.36% or 4.64 to $1292.86 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 4.77% or 2.30 to hit $45.89 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 3.83% or 1.92 to trade at $48.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1244, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8708.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 96.76.