France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.67%
Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.67%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX), which rose 2.05% or 4.70 points to trade at 234.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Thales (EPA:TCFP) added 1.68% or 2.55 points to end at 153.95 and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) was up 1.03% or 0.76 points to 74.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which fell 2.23% or 4.90 points to trade at 215.20 at the close. Accor SA (EPA:ACCP) declined 2.20% or 0.97 points to end at 43.09 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV) was down 2.13% or 0.19 points to 8.75.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Aeroports de Paris SA (EPA:ADP) which rose 3.34% to 108.40, Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was up 2.12% to settle at 3.77 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) which gained 2.05% to close at 234.30.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 12.28% to 0.21 in late trade, Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM) which lost 6.86% to settle at 8.21 and Spie SA (EPA:SPIE) which was down 4.58% to 29.98 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 320 to 164 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.05% or 4.70 to 234.30. Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) rose to all time highs; rising 2.05% or 4.70 to 234.30.
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 0.64% or 16.70 to $2,631.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $69.09 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.19% or 0.14 to trade at $73.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 106.17.