Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 1.91%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which rose 3.65% or 3.70 points to trade at 105.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) added 3.28% or 6.65 points to end at 209.35 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) was up 3.08% or 0.28 points to 9.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI), which fell 1.46% or 0.78 points to trade at 52.76 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP) added 0.38% or 0.13 points to end at 34.15 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was up 0.45% or 0.05 points to 10.15.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which rose 6.63% to 8.27, Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was up 5.65% to settle at 4.08 and Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which gained 4.88% to close at 1.91.
The worst performers were Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was down 5.96% to 4.17 in late trade, Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI) which lost 2.15% to settle at 37.84 and Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) which was down 1.46% to 52.76 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 346 to 143 and 91 ended unchanged.
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 0.12% or 3.00 to $2,434.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.14% or 2.30 to hit $75.50 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 2.72% or 2.08 to trade at $78.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 102.99.