Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.16%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE), which rose 1.06% or 0.17 points to trade at 16.16 at the close. Meanwhile, EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) added 1.01% or 1.86 points to end at 185.42 and Thales (EPA:TCFP) was up 0.91% or 1.25 points to 138.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR), which fell 5.37% or 0.92 points to trade at 16.12 at the close. Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) declined 3.47% or 0.39 points to end at 10.70 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was down 3.21% or 0.36 points to 10.80.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) which rose 8.18% to 23.95, Arkema SA (EPA:AKE) which was up 5.54% to settle at 96.38 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which gained 3.96% to close at 2.36.
The worst performers were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) which was down 5.37% to 16.12 in late trade, Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) which lost 4.08% to settle at 101.02 and Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) which was down 3.47% to 10.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 273 to 224 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.47% or 0.39 to 10.70. Shares in Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.47% or 0.39 to 10.70.
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 February delivery was up 0.23% or 4.65 to $1,997.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.36% or 0.93 to hit $69.54 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 1.03 to trade at $74.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 103.43.