Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Basic Materials 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 0.54%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which rose 2.09% or 3.32 points to trade at 161.96 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) added 1.05% or 0.80 points to end at 77.21 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was up 0.81% or 0.120 points to 14.930 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP), which fell 4.62% or 1.00 points to trade at 20.65 at the close. Danone SA (PA:DANO) declined 4.34% or 2.82 points to end at 62.22 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was down 3.36% or 1.11 points to 31.88.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which rose 9.51% to 21.080, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 5.32% to settle at 63.300 and Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which gained 3.28% to close at 33.980.
The worst performers were Faurecia (PA:EPED) which was down 5.00% to 43.74 in late trade, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which lost 4.62% to settle at 20.65 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) which was down 4.34% to 62.22 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 302 to 281 and 84 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danone SA (PA:DANO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.34% or 2.82 to 62.22. Shares in Faurecia (PA:EPED) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.00% or 2.30 to 43.74. Shares in Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.28% or 1.080 to 33.980. Shares in Danone SA (PA:DANO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.34% or 2.82 to 62.22.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 7.58% to 15.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 1.50 to $1229.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.59% or 1.86 to hit $70.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.71% or 1.39 to trade at $80.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.35% to 1.1534, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 95.08.