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 fell 0.19%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN), which rose 2.41% or 3.44 points to trade at 146.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) added 1.88% or 2.50 points to end at 135.40 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 1.12% or 0.14 points to 12.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Worldline SA (PA:WLN), which fell 15.93% or 10.42 points to trade at 55.00 at the close. EssilorLuxottica SA (PA:ESLX) declined 1.58% or 2.72 points to end at 169.92 and Hermes International SCA (PA:HRMS) was down 1.07% or 14.50 points to 1335.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were SEB SA (PA:SEBF) which rose 12.38% to 138.00, SCOR SE (PA:SCOR) which was up 12.22% to settle at 27.91 and Mcphy Energy (PA:MCPHY) which gained 5.74% to close at 23.94.
The worst performers were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 26.28% to 6.41 in late trade, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which lost 15.93% to settle at 55.00 and Valneva (PA:VLS) which was down 9.18% to 20.380 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 320 to 276 and 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.93% or 10.42 to 55.00. Shares in Worldline SA (PA:WLN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 15.93% or 10.42 to 55.00.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.15% or 2.65 to $1796.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.06% or 1.74 to hit $82.91 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.01% or 1.72 to trade at $83.93 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1600, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8443.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 93.843.