Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Industrial Engineering and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.16%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PARIS:VIE), which rose 3.22% or 0.645 points to trade at 20.680 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PARIS:PEUP) added 1.95% or 0.35 points to end at 18.33 and ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) was up 1.90% or 0.15 points to 8.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Credit Agricole SA (PARIS:CAGR), which fell 10.17% or 1.465 points to trade at 12.940 at the close. Airbus Group SE (PARIS:AIR) declined 1.28% or 0.84 points to end at 64.89 and Societe Generale (PARIS:SOGN) was down 0.79% or 0.35 points to 44.65.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PARIS:VIE) which rose 3.22% to 20.680, Elior (PARIS:ELIOR) which was up 3.16% to settle at 18.62 and Coface (PARIS:COFA) which gained 2.64% to close at 9.24.
The worst performers were Credit Agricole SA (PARIS:CAGR) which was down 10.17% to 12.940 in late trade, Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) which lost 6.88% to settle at 5.42 and CGG (PARIS:GEPH) which was down 4.59% to 4.20 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 406 to 405 and 50 ended unchanged.
Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PARIS:VIE) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.22% or 0.645 to 20.680. Shares in Veolia Environnement VE SA (PARIS:VIE) rose to 3-years highs; rising 3.22% or 0.645 to 20.680. Shares in Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.88% or 0.40 to 5.42. Shares in CGG (PARIS:GEPH) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.59% or 0.20 to 4.20.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.33% to 17.32.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.19% or 2.10 to $1091.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.90% or 0.86 to hit $46.03 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.36% or 0.68 to trade at $50.20 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.0955, while EUR/GBP fell 0.17% to 0.7014.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 97.53.