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France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.25%

Published 11/22/2017, 12:35 PM
Updated 11/22/2017, 12:35 PM
© Reuters.  France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.25%

© Reuters. France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.25%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.25%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF), which rose 1.10% or 0.94 points to trade at 86.56 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 0.95% or 0.232 points to end at 24.772 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was up 0.79% or 0.13 points to 16.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which fell 2.53% or 0.530 points to trade at 20.440 at the close. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) declined 1.85% or 4.65 points to end at 247.05 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was down 1.76% or 1.90 points to 106.05.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which rose 2.49% to 2.759, Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) which was up 2.41% to settle at 84.500 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which gained 2.32% to close at 60.10.

The worst performers were Neopost (PA:NPOS) which was down 4.37% to 28.47 in late trade, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which lost 3.15% to settle at 11.390 and DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 3.03% to 41.015 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 302 to 292 and 92 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.10% or 0.94 to 86.56. Shares in Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.41% or 1.990 to 84.500.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.91% to 11.53.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.77% or 9.85 to $1291.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.53% or 0.87 to hit $57.70 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.64% or 0.40 to trade at $62.97 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.1797, while EUR/GBP rose 0.08% to 0.8871.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 93.36.

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