Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banks, Automobiles & Parts and Gas Water sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.98%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.95%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Technip (PARIS:TECF), which rose 2.25% or 1.30 points to trade at 59.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivendi (PARIS:VIV) added 1.42% or 0.29 points to end at 21.04 and Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD) was up 1.37% or 0.66 points to 48.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP), which fell 3.10% or 1.63 points to trade at 50.91 at the close. Veolia Environnement (PARIS:VIE) declined 2.95% or 0.515 points to end at 16.920 and Valeo (PARIS:VLOF) was down 2.66% or 3.55 points to 129.85.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technicolor (PARIS:TCH) which rose 6.18% to 5.860, Vallourec (PARIS:VLLP) which was up 3.99% to settle at 22.54 and Eurofins Scientific (PARIS:EUFI) which gained 3.27% to close at 242.95.
The worst performers were Ipsen (PARIS:IPN) which was down 5.37% to 43.49 in late trade, Numericable Pr (PARIS:NUME) which lost 4.34% to settle at 55.800 and Teleperformance (PARIS:ROCH) which was down 4.33% to 65.82 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 585 to 340 and 47 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurofins Scientific (PARIS:EUFI) rose to all time highs; up 3.27% or 7.70 to 242.95.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 1.18% to 18.04.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.36% or 4.40 to $1203.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in April rose 1.61% or 0.80 to hit $50.39 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 2.61% or 1.55 to trade at $61.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1198, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.7280.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 95.27.