Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.18%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 2.02% or 0.62 points to trade at 31.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) added 1.82% or 1.56 points to end at 87.41 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 1.10% or 0.14 points to 13.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 2.02% or 1.62 points to trade at 78.48 at the close. Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) declined 1.61% or 0.080 points to end at 4.894 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) was down 1.15% or 1.30 points to 111.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which rose 3.07% to 23.500, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 2.63% to settle at 6.450 and Rexel (PA:RXL) which gained 2.41% to close at 16.77.
The worst performers were JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which was down 3.93% to 31.50 in late trade, Iliad (PA:ILD) which lost 2.50% to settle at 206.90 and Renault SA (PA:RENA) which was down 2.02% to 78.48 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 310 to 306 and 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Spie SA (PA:SPIE) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.07% or 0.700 to 23.500.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 4.83% to 19.39 a new 3-months high.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.74% or 9.25 to $1249.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.45% or 0.23 to hit $51.26 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.57% or 0.31 to trade at $54.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.0654, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8540.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.57.