Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.48%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 3.08% or 0.77 points to trade at 25.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 0.96% or 1.25 points to end at 131.25 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 0.76% or 0.155 points to 20.680 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which fell 2.04% or 0.87 points to trade at 41.84 at the close. Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) declined 1.45% or 0.93 points to end at 62.99 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was down 1.40% or 0.77 points to 54.36.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which rose 3.08% to 25.59, SEB SA (PA:SEBF) which was up 1.70% to settle at 158.60 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which gained 1.63% to close at 5.250.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 3.39% to 12.120 in late trade, DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which lost 2.80% to settle at 38.825 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which was down 2.51% to 35.410 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 366 to 239 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.96% or 1.25 to 131.25. Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.76% or 0.155 to 20.680. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.40% or 0.77 to 54.36.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.38% to 11.37.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.49% or 6.34 to $1275.26 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.33% or 0.19 to hit $57.16 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.79% or 0.51 to trade at $63.76 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1582, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8806.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 94.85.