Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.08%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which rose 3.09% or 1.81 points to trade at 60.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 2.50% or 0.51 points to end at 20.90 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was up 1.90% or 1.19 points to 63.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 1.78% or 0.31 points to trade at 17.14 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 1.77% or 1.21 points to end at 67.30 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) was down 1.10% or 0.55 points to 49.01.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which rose 3.25% to 39.850, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which was up 3.09% to settle at 60.41 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which gained 2.50% to close at 20.90.
The worst performers were Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which was down 3.12% to 50.38 in late trade, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which lost 1.78% to settle at 17.14 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which was down 1.77% to 67.30 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 304 to 297 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.50% or 0.51 to 20.90. Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) rose to all time highs; up 3.25% or 1.255 to 39.850. Shares in Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.50% or 0.51 to 20.90.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.57% to 11.97.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.11% or 1.42 to $1276.48 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.81% or 0.41 to hit $50.01 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.39% or 0.22 to trade at $55.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1763, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.8862.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 93.28.