Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Personal Goods, Automobiles & Parts and General Retailers sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.86%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.74%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Legrand SA (PARIS:LEGD), which fell 0.02% or 0.01 points to trade at 56.81 at the close. Bouygues SA (PARIS:BOUY) fell 0.29% or 0.10 points to end at 34.45 and Credit Agricole SA (PARIS:CAGR) was down 0.35% or 0.045 points to 12.955 in late trade.
Biggest losers included LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (PARIS:LVMH), which lost 5.42% or 9.45 points to trade at 164.85 in late trade. Valeo SA (PARIS:VLOF) declined 4.92% or 6.25 points to end at 120.70 and ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) shed 4.48% or 0.39 points to 8.32.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Innate Pharma (PARIS:IPH) which rose 6.40% to 14.290, Nexity (PARIS:NEXI) which was up 0.66% to settle at 40.90 and Genfit (PARIS:GNFT) which gained 0.43% to close at 35.995.
The worst performers were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (PARIS:LVMH) which was down 5.42% to 164.85 in late trade, Valeo SA (PARIS:VLOF) which lost 4.92% to settle at 120.70 and ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) which was down 4.48% to 8.32 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 573 to 235 and 61 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 12.27% to 19.41.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.32% or 3.50 to $1107.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.91% or 1.76 to hit $43.20 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 2.94% or 1.50 to trade at $49.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1028, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.7088.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 97.37.