Investing.com – France equities were mixed at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors propelled shares higher while losses in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.00% to hit a new 52-week high, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which rose 2.27% or 0.83 points to trade at 37.41 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) added 1.42% or 0.88 points to end at 62.80 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) was up 1.17% or 0.28 points to 24.71 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which lost 2.35% or 1.31 points to trade at 54.39 in late trade. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 2.30% or 2.45 points to end at 104.00 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) shed 1.33% or 2.85 points to 211.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen (PA:IPN) which rose 2.99% to 70.93, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was up 2.46% to settle at 22.490 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) which gained 2.27% to close at 37.41.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 2.92% to 14.3200 in late trade, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which lost 2.35% to settle at 54.39 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which was down 2.30% to 104.00 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 310 to 268 and 101 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.47% to 16.08.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.45% or 5.25 to $1167.25 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.53% or 0.80 to hit $53.13 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.48% or 0.82 to trade at $56.29 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.70% to 1.0479, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8501.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.67% at 102.55.