Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.76%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS), which rose 1.74% or 11.00 points to trade at 645.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) added 0.63% or 0.82 points to end at 131.96 and Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) was up 0.53% or 0.34 points to 64.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP), which fell 3.95% or 4.35 points to trade at 105.65 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.28% or 0.512 points to end at 15.094 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was down 2.75% or 1.38 points to 48.59.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) which rose 1.74% to 645.00, Coface (PA:COFA) which was up 1.67% to settle at 10.02 and Nexity (PA:NEXI) which gained 1.50% to close at 39.30.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 6.93% to 2.376 in late trade, Technicolor (PA:TCH) which lost 6.18% to settle at 0.759 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which was down 3.95% to 105.65 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 350 to 204 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) rose to all time highs; rising 0.63% or 0.82 to 131.96. Shares in Coface (PA:COFA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.67% or 0.17 to 10.02. Shares in Technicolor (PA:TCH) fell to all time lows; losing 6.18% or 0.050 to 0.759.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 7.28% to 13.53.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.90% or 12.75 to $1423.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.89% or 0.51 to hit $57.11 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.51% or 0.33 to trade at $64.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1224, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.9018.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.843.