Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.34%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 1.59% or 0.35 points to trade at 22.30 at the close. Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 1.41% or 0.56 points to end at 39.78 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 0.95% or 1.10 points to 116.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Orange SA (PA:ORAN), which lost 2.00% or 0.28 points to trade at 13.95 in late trade. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 1.88% or 1.20 points to end at 62.68 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) shed 1.75% or 0.260 points to 14.580.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 6.25% to 4.455, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was up 4.56% to settle at 25.660 and Rexel (PA:RXL) which gained 4.38% to close at 13.46.
The worst performers were Orange SA (PA:ORAN) which was down 2.00% to 13.95 in late trade, BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) which lost 1.88% to settle at 62.68 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) which was down 1.75% to 14.580 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 293 to 290 and 89 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.76% to 15.59.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.96% or 12.76 to $1343.16 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.07% or 1.45 to hit $48.74 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.06% or 1.08 to trade at $53.42 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1920, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.9152.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 92.25.