Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.09%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which rose 0.61% or 1.30 points to trade at 215.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) added 0.28% or 0.26 points to end at 93.31 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 0.04% or 0.01 points to 13.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which fell 3.31% or 0.182 points to trade at 5.321 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 2.36% or 2.90 points to end at 119.80 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was down 1.75% or 2.20 points to 123.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) which rose 2.60% to 143.80, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was up 2.59% to settle at 13.06 and Nexity (PA:NEXI) which gained 1.32% to close at 49.35.
The worst performers were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) which was down 3.31% to 5.321 in late trade, Ipsen (PA:IPN) which lost 2.59% to settle at 112.95 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which was down 2.36% to 119.80 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 411 to 188 and 85 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 10.47% to 13.16.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.61% or 7.55 to $1241.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.54% or 0.25 to hit $46.27 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.64% or 0.31 to trade at $48.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.1565, while EUR/GBP rose 0.83% to 0.8864.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 94.40.