Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.17%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which rose 3.15% or 0.54 points to trade at 17.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) added 1.77% or 0.85 points to end at 49.24 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 1.60% or 0.330 points to 21.010 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Solvay SA (BR:SOLB), which fell 3.47% or 4.55 points to trade at 126.70 at the close. Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) declined 3.16% or 0.465 points to end at 14.260 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) was down 2.31% or 0.47 points to 20.13.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which rose 9.25% to 71.100, Metropole TV (PA:MMTP) which was up 5.23% to settle at 20.30 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) which gained 5.17% to close at 35.19.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 3.59% to 11.685 in late trade, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which lost 3.55% to settle at 57.00 and Faurecia (PA:EPED) which was down 3.54% to 62.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 337 to 264 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.60% or 0.330 to 21.010. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.25% or 6.020 to 71.100.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.59% to 11.78.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.81% or 10.37 to $1286.17 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.05% or 0.60 to hit $57.80 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.32% or 0.84 to trade at $64.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1590, while EUR/GBP rose 0.51% to 0.8846.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 94.79.