Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.70% to hit a new 3-months low, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.66%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which rose 0.62% or 0.35 points to trade at 56.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) added 0.16% or 0.05 points to end at 31.50 and Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) was up 0.08% or 0.02 points to 23.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which fell 6.68% or 2.96 points to trade at 41.33 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 4.23% or 1.13 points to end at 25.56 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 4.16% or 0.588 points to 13.536.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which rose 2.66% to 12.34, Trigano SA (PA:TRIA) which was up 0.85% to settle at 70.90 and Lagardere SCA (PA:LAGA) which gained 0.65% to close at 21.60.
The worst performers were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which was down 6.68% to 41.33 in late trade, Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which lost 5.26% to settle at 15.680 and Ipsos (PA:ISOS) which was down 4.99% to 23.80 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 389 to 159 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.16% or 0.588 to 13.536.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 7.96% to 17.00.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.29% or 3.70 to $1280.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.54% or 0.91 to hit $58.23 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.72% or 1.18 to trade at $67.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1133, while EUR/GBP rose 0.02% to 0.8821.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 98.042.