Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.96%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Legrand SA (PA:LEGD), which rose 0.40% or 0.21 points to trade at 53.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Sodexo (PA:EXHO) added 0.19% or 0.20 points to end at 104.80 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was down 0.13% or 0.08 points to 61.31 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 3.19% or 0.185 points to trade at 5.614 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) declined 2.15% or 0.32 points to end at 14.36 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) was down 1.94% or 0.61 points to 30.79.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) which rose 0.40% to 53.10, Maurel Et Prom (PA:MAUP) which was up 0.25% to settle at 3.980 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which gained 0.22% to close at 16.29.
The worst performers were Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 4.84% to 10.610 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which lost 3.19% to settle at 5.614 and Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which was down 2.66% to 16.985 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 430 to 211 and 93 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.02% to 20.04.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.51% or 6.95 to $1349.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.36% or 0.17 to hit $46.41 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.59% or 0.29 to trade at $49.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.1264, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8666.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 94.91.