Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.73% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.74%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 1.04% or 0.14 points to trade at 13.60 at the close. Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) added 0.77% or 0.150 points to end at 19.635 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 0.61% or 0.70 points to 115.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 2.37% or 0.445 points to trade at 18.340 in late trade. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 2.03% or 1.30 points to end at 62.75 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) shed 1.76% or 0.76 points to 42.09.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which rose 3.88% to 10.720, Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was up 3.24% to settle at 54.740 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which gained 1.51% to close at 20.16.
The worst performers were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 3.41% to 59.730 in late trade, Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which lost 3.07% to settle at 11.980 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 2.86% to 9.32 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 395 to 212 and 89 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.09% to 13.90.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.02% or 13.10 to $1295.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.08% or 0.51 to hit $47.91 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.33 to trade at $49.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1270, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.8744.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 96.57.