Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Gas & Water, General Financial and Foods & Drugs sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.53%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF), which rose 2.07% or 1.03 points to trade at 50.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Bouygues SA (EPA:BOUY) added 1.24% or 0.37 points to end at 30.19 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was up 1.19% or 0.12 points to 10.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM), which fell 5.23% or 1.96 points to trade at 35.45 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP) declined 3.46% or 0.96 points to end at 26.82 and Stellantis NV (EPA:STLA) was down 2.50% or 0.37 points to 14.41.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which rose 6.55% to 3.32, Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which was up 2.52% to settle at 9.37 and Gaztransport et Technigaz SA (EPA:GTT) which gained 2.21% to close at 129.60.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STM) which was down 5.23% to 35.45 in late trade, Faurecia (EPA:EPED) which lost 4.67% to settle at 16.73 and Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 4.29% to 11.37 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 323 to 215 and 101 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.36% or 6.55 to $1,811.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.96% or 0.87 to hit $89.89 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.81% or 0.78 to trade at $95.87 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.02, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 106.14.