Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financials and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.16%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP), which rose 1.27% or 1.24 points to trade at 98.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (EPA:DANO) added 1.24% or 0.76 points to end at 62.24 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.20% or 0.25 points to 21.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which fell 1.31% or 1.40 points to trade at 105.35 at the close. Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) declined 1.18% or 3.05 points to end at 256.40 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was down 0.86% or 0.37 points to 42.84.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eiffage SA (EPA:FOUG) which rose 1.36% to 95.36, Euronext (EPA:ENX) which was up 1.35% to settle at 97.25 and Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP) which gained 1.27% to close at 98.92.
The worst performers were Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was down 5.39% to 4.32 in late trade, Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which lost 3.71% to settle at 8.00 and Valneva (EPA:VLS) which was down 3.37% to 3.27 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 262 to 207 and 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danone SA (EPA:DANO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.24% or 0.76 to 62.24. Shares in Euronext (EPA:ENX) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.35% or 1.30 to 97.25.
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 December delivery was down 0.48% or 12.35 to $2,540.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.07% or 0.81 to hit $74.72 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.09% or 0.86 to trade at $77.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 100.95.