Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banks, Oil & Gas Producers and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.29%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Alcatel-Lucent (PARIS:ALUA), which rose 3.44% or 0.105 points to trade at 3.157 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) added 1.91% or 1.30 points to end at 69.45 and Valeo (PARIS:VLOF) was up 1.76% or 2.15 points to 124.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PARIS:SOGN), which fell 2.75% or 1.02 points to trade at 36.20 at the close. BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) declined 2.75% or 1.34 points to end at 47.50 and Credit Agricole (PARIS:CAGR) was down 1.82% or 0.200 points to 10.785.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Artprice Com (PARIS:ARTF) which rose 9.64% to 15.35, Solocal Group (PARIS:LOCAL) which was up 5.56% to settle at 0.760 and Alcatel-Lucent (PARIS:ALUA) which gained 3.44% to close at 3.157.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics (PARIS:STM) which was down 2.87% to 7.147 in late trade, BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) which lost 2.75% to settle at 47.50 and Societe Generale (PARIS:SOGN) which was down 2.75% to 36.20 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 491 to 401 and 55 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.65% to 21.20.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.42% or 5.40 to $1287.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March fell 2.83% or 1.31 to hit $44.92 a barrel, while the March Brent Oil contract fell 1.60% or 0.80 to trade at $48.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.19% to 1.1357, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.7486.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 94.44.