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 unchanged 0% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Stellantis NV (PA:STLA), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 16.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (PA:DANO) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 55.35 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 42.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 34.88 at the close. Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 24.55 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was 0% or 0 points to 61.06.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Stellantis NV (PA:STLA) which unchanged 0% to 16.31, Danone SA (PA:DANO) which was unchanged 0% to settle at 55.35 and Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) which unchanged 0% to close at 98.98.
The worst performers were Renault SA (PA:RENA) which was unchanged 0% to 34.88 in late trade, Nexans SA (PA:NEXS) which unchanged 0% to settle at 82.00 and Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which was unchanged 0% to 4.49 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 298 to 266 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) unchanged to 5-year lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 24.55. Shares in Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) unchanged to 52-week highs; unchanged 0% or 0 to 98.98. Shares in Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 4.49.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.63% or 12.05 to $1911.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 3.68% or 3.32 to hit $93.53 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.10% or 1.95 to trade at $94.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0% to 1.1312, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0% to 0.8321.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.