Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.04%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH), which rose 2.24% or 5.20 points to trade at 237.40 at the close. Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 2.22% or 7.65 points to end at 352.00 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was up 1.84% or 0.31 points to 17.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which lost 1.53% or 1.32 points to trade at 84.73 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.13% or 0.255 points to end at 22.265 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) shed 1.03% or 1.30 points to 124.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Edenred (PA:EDEN) which rose 2.31% to 24.15, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) which was up 2.24% to settle at 237.40 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) which gained 2.22% to close at 352.00.
The worst performers were Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was down 3.37% to 34.99 in late trade, Neopost (PA:NPOS) which lost 2.79% to settle at 33.41 and Dassault Aviation (PA:AVMD) which was down 2.18% to 1345.55 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 324 to 271 and 85 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.77% to 12.53.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.66% or 8.50 to $1293.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.90% or 1.44 to hit $51.02 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.95% or 1.09 to trade at $56.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.52% to 1.1801, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 93.08.