Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.32%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP), which rose 0.73% or 1.50 points to trade at 206.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 0.53% or 0.75 points to end at 141.70 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) was up 0.47% or 0.07 points to 14.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 5.36% or 4.92 points to trade at 86.95 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 4.72% or 1.420 points to end at 28.695 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was down 4.56% or 1.32 points to 27.63.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which rose 3.92% to 1.592, Iliad (PA:ILD) which was up 2.72% to settle at 145.40 and SES (PA:SESFd) which gained 2.66% to close at 13.53.
The worst performers were Euronext (PA:ENX) which was down 6.27% to 51.60 in late trade, Renault SA (PA:RENA) which lost 5.36% to settle at 86.95 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was down 4.72% to 28.695 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 419 to 154 and 92 ended unchanged.
Shares in L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) rose to all time highs; up 0.73% or 1.50 to 206.80. Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) rose to all time highs; rising 0.53% or 0.75 to 141.70.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 14.46% to 14.36 a new 1-month high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.05% or 0.60 to $1291.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.73% or 0.53 to hit $71.67 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.37 to trade at $79.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.68% to 1.1700, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 93.95.