Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Electronic Equipment, Aerospace & Defense and Oil & Gas Producers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.22%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which rose 4.25% or 0.725 points to trade at 17.780 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 3.76% or 0.97 points to end at 26.75 and Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP) was up 1.77% or 1.85 points to 106.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP), which fell 2.80% or 1.33 points to trade at 46.15 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.60% or 0.575 points to end at 21.545 and Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) was down 2.01% or 1.93 points to 93.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Groupe FNAC (PA:FNAC) which rose 6.10% to 60.850, Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was up 4.46% to settle at 8.20 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which gained 4.25% to close at 17.780.
The worst performers were Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was down 3.72% to 45.000 in late trade, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which lost 3.71% to settle at 63.40 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 3.11% to 80.980 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 287 to 286 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.80% or 1.33 to 46.15.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 13.27% to 22.96 a new 6-months high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.58% or 7.20 to $1225.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.06% or 0.71 to hit $66.33 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 1.22 to trade at $76.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1366, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8928.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 96.61.