Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.49%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which rose 2.66% or 0.117 points to trade at 4.512 at the close. Meanwhile, Klepierre (PA:LOIM) added 2.59% or 0.91 points to end at 35.91 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.55% or 3.30 points to 215.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which fell 4.77% or 2.86 points to trade at 57.15 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 3.12% or 0.94 points to end at 29.18 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) was down 2.50% or 1.12 points to 43.63.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which rose 2.66% to 4.512, Klepierre (PA:LOIM) which was up 2.59% to settle at 35.91 and DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which gained 1.82% to close at 63.940.
The worst performers were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which was down 4.77% to 57.15 in late trade, Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which lost 3.62% to settle at 10.650 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 3.12% to 29.18 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 317 to 276 and 123 ended unchanged.
Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.12% or 0.94 to 29.18. Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.12% or 0.94 to 29.18.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.88% to 16.45.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.34% or 4.15 to $1236.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 2.00% or 1.06 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 0.88 to trade at $54.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.48% to 1.0696, while EUR/GBP fell 0.63% to 0.8566.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 100.24.