Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.00%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.45% or 0.63 points to trade at 26.36 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) added 2.34% or 0.76 points to end at 33.22 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 0.94% or 7.00 points to 750.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vinci SA (PA:SGEF), which fell 1.51% or 1.38 points to trade at 90.03 at the close. Renault SA (PA:RENA) declined 1.25% or 0.41 points to end at 32.03 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was down 1.21% or 0.39 points to 31.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 3.43% to 7.395, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was up 2.45% to settle at 26.36 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which gained 2.34% to close at 33.22.
The worst performers were Neoen SA (PA:NEOEN) which was down 3.73% to 36.12 in late trade, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which lost 2.51% to settle at 3.81 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 2.16% to 10.89 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 295 to 267 and 71 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.73% or 13.20 to $1823.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.35% or 1.77 to hit $73.48 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.87% or 1.43 to trade at $75.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.44% to 1.1826, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8537.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 92.438.