Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.20%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.33%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP), which rose 1.83% or 3.35 points to trade at 186.75 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 1.32% or 1.80 points to end at 137.70 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was up 1.23% or 0.57 points to 47.28 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 3.72% or 0.955 points to trade at 24.715 in late trade. Safran SA (PA:SAF) declined 2.34% or 2.00 points to end at 83.60 and Atos SE (PA:ATOS) shed 2.33% or 2.55 points to 106.85.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which rose 2.54% to 16.55, ALD SA (PA:ALDA) which was up 2.29% to settle at 13.42 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) which gained 1.83% to close at 186.75.
The worst performers were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was down 3.90% to 110.90 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which lost 3.72% to settle at 24.715 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 3.36% to 66.680 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 373 to 185 and 98 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.75% to 18.45.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.16% or 2.20 to $1339.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.36% or 0.23 to hit $63.28 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.46% or 0.31 to trade at $67.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2296, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8734.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 89.70.