Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.56%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 3.45% or 0.83 points to trade at 24.89 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 0.83% or 0.51 points to end at 62.09 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 0.47% or 0.125 points to 26.975 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which lost 1.73% or 0.73 points to trade at 41.57 in late trade. STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) declined 1.60% or 0.300 points to end at 18.395 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) shed 1.59% or 6.30 points to 389.35.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which rose 5.42% to 40.450, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 3.98% to settle at 92.38 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which gained 3.45% to close at 24.89.
The worst performers were Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was down 2.32% to 40.065 in late trade, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which lost 1.81% to settle at 36.570 and Neopost (PA:NPOS) which was down 1.74% to 23.73 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 389 to 219 and 90 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 13.68% to 11.37.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.50% or 6.30 to $1270.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.66% or 0.38 to hit $57.94 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.43 to trade at $64.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1879, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8868.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 92.89.