Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.19%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 2.39% or 0.390 points to trade at 16.715 at the close. Meanwhile, Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) added 1.64% or 0.77 points to end at 47.49 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 1.02% or 0.61 points to 60.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 3.19% or 0.270 points to trade at 8.189 at the close. Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) declined 2.37% or 0.122 points to end at 5.029 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) was down 1.94% or 1.06 points to 53.54.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which rose 2.39% to 16.715, Suez SA (PA:SEVI) which was up 1.65% to settle at 14.145 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which gained 1.64% to close at 47.49.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which was down 4.19% to 13.735 in late trade, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which lost 3.61% to settle at 40.290 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was down 3.19% to 8.189 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 365 to 234 and 105 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.67% to 13.24.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.96% or 11.85 to $1245.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.64% or 0.80 to hit $48.11 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 1.49% or 0.77 to trade at $50.85 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.69% to 1.0813, while EUR/GBP fell 0.36% to 0.8659.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 99.50.