Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.26%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which rose 1.38% or 0.255 points to trade at 18.765 at the close. Meanwhile, Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) added 1.38% or 0.60 points to end at 44.03 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 1.28% or 4.80 points to 378.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 2.40% or 0.59 points to trade at 24.20 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.83% or 0.480 points to end at 25.720 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was down 1.50% or 1.13 points to 73.97.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Biomerieux SA (PA:BIOX) which rose 3.09% to 73.75, ICADE (PA:ICAD) which was up 2.86% to settle at 80.17 and Faurecia (PA:EPED) which gained 2.13% to close at 65.18.
The worst performers were Neopost (PA:NPOS) which was down 14.07% to 24.00 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 3.00% to settle at 4.457 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 2.48% to 4.720 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 368 to 218 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.38% or 0.60 to 44.03. Shares in Biomerieux SA (PA:BIOX) rose to all time highs; up 3.09% or 2.21 to 73.75. Shares in Neopost (PA:NPOS) fell to 52-week lows; losing 14.07% or 3.93 to 24.00. Shares in ICADE (PA:ICAD) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.86% or 2.23 to 80.17. Shares in Faurecia (PA:EPED) rose to all time highs; rising 2.13% or 1.36 to 65.18. Shares in Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.48% or 0.120 to 4.720.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.25% to 11.93.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.88% or 11.30 to $1266.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.68% or 0.39 to hit $57.86 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.02% or 0.64 to trade at $63.09 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.1814, while EUR/GBP fell 0.19% to 0.8785.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.36.