Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Oil & Gas Producers and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 2.47%, while the SBF 120 index lost 2.33%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Essilor International Compagnie Generale d`Optique SA (PA:ESSI), which fell 0.17% or 0.20 points to trade at 115.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (PA:DANO) fell 0.21% or 0.13 points to end at 63.22 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) was down 0.43% or 0.07 points to 16.27 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which fell 6.35% or 2.21 points to trade at 32.58 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 5.67% or 2.46 points to end at 40.88 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was down 5.36% or 0.18 points to 3.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which rose 3.50% to 384.00, Euronext (PA:ENX) which was up 1.67% to settle at 44.76 and Orpea (PA:ORP) which gained 0.71% to close at 74.02.
The worst performers were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was down 6.35% to 32.58 in late trade, Maurel Et Prom (PA:MAUP) which lost 5.99% to settle at 2.51 and Natixis (PA:CNAT) which was down 5.86% to 4.208 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 510 to 168 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.35% or 2.21 to 32.58. Shares in BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.67% or 2.46 to 40.88. Shares in Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) rose to all time highs; rising 3.50% or 13.00 to 384.00. Shares in Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.35% or 2.21 to 32.58.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.94% to 28.42.
Gold for April delivery was down 0.35% or 3.90 to $1124.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 4.40% or 1.39 to hit $30.23 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 3.40% or 1.17 to trade at $33.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.0907, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.7574.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 98.98.