Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.37%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.07% or 0.370 points to trade at 18.205 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PA:RENA) added 1.52% or 1.20 points to end at 80.15 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was up 0.92% or 0.17 points to 18.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which fell 1.62% or 1.95 points to trade at 118.55 at the close. Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) declined 1.21% or 1.45 points to end at 118.60 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) was down 0.93% or 0.23 points to 24.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which rose 3.47% to 62.600, Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) which was up 2.99% to settle at 144.80 and Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which gained 2.46% to close at 58.730.
The worst performers were Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was down 2.34% to 41.19 in late trade, JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which lost 2.09% to settle at 29.55 and Alten (PA:LTEN) which was down 2.07% to 78.92 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 332 to 269 and 104 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.77% to 14.27.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.20% or 2.53 to $1246.03 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.29% or 0.56 to hit $42.95 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.43% or 0.66 to trade at $45.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1143, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8804.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 97.38.