Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.20%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP), which rose 1.83% or 3.35 points to trade at 186.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 1.32% or 1.80 points to end at 137.70 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was up 1.23% or 0.57 points to 47.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.72% or 0.955 points to trade at 24.715 at the close. Safran SA (PA:SAF) declined 2.34% or 2.00 points to end at 83.60 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) was down 2.33% or 2.55 points to 106.85.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which rose 2.54% to 16.55, ALD SA (PA:ALDA) which was up 2.29% to settle at 13.42 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) which gained 1.83% to close at 186.75.
The worst performers were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 3.90% to 110.90 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which lost 3.72% to settle at 24.715 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 3.36% to 66.680 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 373 to 185 and 98 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) rose to all time highs; rising 1.32% or 1.80 to 137.70.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.75% to 18.45.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.16% or 2.10 to $1339.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.38% or 0.24 to hit $63.27 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.47% or 0.32 to trade at $67.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2296, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8734.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 89.70.