Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.11%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which rose 2.61% or 1.12 points to trade at 43.96 at the close. Meanwhile, EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) added 2.34% or 3.80 points to end at 166.26 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was up 1.50% or 0.40 points to 26.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.09% or 0.90 points to trade at 28.39 at the close. Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) declined 1.94% or 0.64 points to end at 32.32 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was down 1.69% or 2.35 points to 137.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Solutions 30 SE (PA:S30) which rose 13.24% to 9.28, Valneva (PA:VLS) which was up 10.62% to settle at 21.040 and DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which gained 7.49% to close at 10.13.
The worst performers were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was down 3.34% to 202.40 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which lost 3.09% to settle at 28.39 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (PA:STDM) which was down 2.47% to 513.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 307 to 292 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) rose to all time highs; rising 2.34% or 3.80 to 166.26. Shares in Valneva (PA:VLS) rose to all time highs; rising 10.62% or 2.020 to 21.040.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 2.15 to $1810.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.62% or 0.43 to hit $68.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.44% or 0.32 to trade at $71.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1799, while EUR/GBP rose 0.14% to 0.8583.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 92.735.