Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.48%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which rose 0.30% or 0.13 points to trade at 43.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) added 0.08% or 0.015 points to end at 19.020 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) was up 0.07% or 0.06 points to 90.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (PA:CARR), which fell 4.87% or 0.69 points to trade at 13.59 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) declined 3.81% or 18.80 points to end at 475.00 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 3.68% or 0.945 points to 24.725.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which rose 5.12% to 17.660, Lagardere S.C.A. (PA:LAGA) which was up 2.48% to settle at 23.17 and Orpea (PA:ORP) which gained 2.02% to close at 121.00.
The worst performers were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 7.01% to 107.40 in late trade, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) which lost 4.87% to settle at 13.59 and Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 3.97% to 1.015 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 415 to 154 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.87% or 0.69 to 13.59. Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.87% or 0.69 to 13.59. Shares in Orpea (PA:ORP) rose to all time highs; up 2.02% or 2.40 to 121.00. Shares in Technicolor (PA:TCH) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.97% or 0.042 to 1.015.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 16.51% to 13.40.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.72% or 9.00 to $1246.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.25% or 1.67 to hit $72.44 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 3.17% or 2.50 to trade at $76.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1709, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8850.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 94.19.