Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.56%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 5.57% or 1.35 points to trade at 25.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 1.44% or 6.20 points to end at 435.50 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was up 0.18% or 0.03 points to 16.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR), which fell 3.13% or 2.99 points to trade at 92.43 at the close. Renault SA (PA:RENA) declined 2.77% or 2.66 points to end at 93.36 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was down 2.25% or 0.434 points to 18.821.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which rose 5.57% to 25.59, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) which was up 3.14% to settle at 40.03 and Technicolor (PA:TCH) which gained 2.97% to close at 1.319.
The worst performers were Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which was down 4.32% to 113.00 in late trade, Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) which lost 3.13% to settle at 92.43 and Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was down 3.10% to 59.400 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 295 to 247 and 103 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to all time highs; rising 1.44% or 6.20 to 435.50.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.64% to 15.82.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.17% or 15.80 to $1361.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.06% or 1.35 to hit $66.86 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.52% or 1.08 to trade at $72.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2380, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 89.14.