Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Healthcare, Gas & Water and Support Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.22%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA), which rose 1.44% or 0.60 points to trade at 42.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) added 0.84% or 18.00 points to end at 2,171.00 and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) was up 0.79% or 0.54 points to 69.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP), which fell 2.18% or 2.70 points to trade at 121.20 at the close. Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) declined 2.17% or 2.30 points to end at 103.80 and TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) was down 1.51% or 0.95 points to 61.97.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which rose 2.13% to 119.90, Renault SA (EPA:RENA) which was up 1.44% to settle at 42.36 and SCOR SE (EPA:SCOR) which gained 1.21% to close at 18.45.
The worst performers were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was down 18.23% to 8.70 in late trade, Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) which lost 5.04% to settle at 9.05 and Valneva (EPA:VLS) which was down 4.92% to 3.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 284 to 195 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) fell to all time lows; falling 5.04% or 0.48 to 9.05.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.08% or 2.10 to $2,543.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.41% or 0.30 to hit $73.36 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.42% or 0.33 to trade at $77.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 101.42.