Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.34%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 1.59% or 0.35 points to trade at 22.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 1.41% or 0.56 points to end at 39.78 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 0.95% or 1.10 points to 116.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Orange SA (PA:ORAN), which fell 2.00% or 0.28 points to trade at 13.95 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 1.88% or 1.20 points to end at 62.68 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was down 1.75% or 0.260 points to 14.580.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 6.25% to 4.455, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was up 4.56% to settle at 25.660 and Rexel (PA:RXL) which gained 4.38% to close at 13.46.
The worst performers were Orange SA (PA:ORAN) which was down 2.00% to 13.95 in late trade, BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which lost 1.88% to settle at 62.68 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) which was down 1.75% to 14.580 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 293 to 290 and 89 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.76% to 15.59.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.97% or 12.88 to $1343.28 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.07% or 1.45 to hit $48.74 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.08% or 1.09 to trade at $53.43 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.1919, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.9152.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 92.24.