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 0.01%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS), which rose 1.77% or 33.00 points to trade at 1,894.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (EPA:DANO) added 1.67% or 0.97 points to end at 58.91 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) was up 1.58% or 3.50 points to 224.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO), which fell 5.53% or 1.39 points to trade at 23.74 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.46% or 0.66 points to end at 26.14 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) was down 1.95% or 1.20 points to 60.32.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which rose 2.94% to 112.20, Inter Parfums Inc. (EPA:IPAR) which was up 2.74% to settle at 71.20 and Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which gained 2.67% to close at 3.31.
The worst performers were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) which was down 5.53% to 23.74 in late trade, Metropole Television SA (EPA:MMTP) which lost 4.75% to settle at 14.43 and Ovh Groupe SAS (EPA:OVH) which was down 4.43% to 11.21 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 316 to 233 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) rose to all time highs; rising 1.77% or 33.00 to 1,894.00. Shares in Danone SA (EPA:DANO) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.67% or 0.97 to 58.91. Shares in Inter Parfums Inc. (EPA:IPAR) rose to all time highs; rising 2.74% or 1.90 to 71.20.
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 June delivery was up 1.93% or 38.55 to $2,038.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.35% or 0.28 to hit $80.14 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.57 to trade at $84.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.47% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 101.31.