Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Household Goods and General Financial sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.42%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Safran SA (EPA:SAF), which rose 2.60% or 5.20 points to trade at 205.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) added 2.58% or 3.36 points to end at 133.58 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) was up 2.22% or 4.60 points to 212.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which fell 2.06% or 0.64 points to trade at 30.42 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP) declined 2.00% or 2.50 points to end at 122.55 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) was down 1.05% or 2.30 points to 216.10.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which rose 18.48% to 1.01, Vusiongroup SA (EPA:VU) which was up 4.30% to settle at 138.30 and Euronext (EPA:ENX) which gained 2.72% to close at 94.45.
The worst performers were Rexel (EPA:RXL) which was down 6.83% to 23.48 in late trade, Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) which lost 3.59% to settle at 10.60 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which was down 2.62% to 1.56 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 255 to 218 and 107 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.06% or 0.64 to 30.42. Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.00% or 2.50 to 122.55. Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.22% or 4.60 to 212.20. Shares in Euronext (EPA:ENX) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.72% or 2.50 to 94.45.
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 up 0.22% or 5.40 to $2,430.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.48% or 1.12 to hit $74.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.29% or 1.02 to trade at $78.03 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 104.39.