Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.64%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 0.99% or 0.260 points to trade at 26.465 at the close. Total SA (PA:TOTF) added 0.62% or 0.29 points to end at 46.88 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was up 0.36% or 0.45 points to 125.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which lost 2.76% or 0.550 points to trade at 19.360 in late trade. STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) declined 2.70% or 0.540 points to end at 19.460 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) shed 2.03% or 0.93 points to 44.89.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which rose 4.01% to 124.50, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was up 1.58% to settle at 25.700 and Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) which gained 1.31% to close at 185.60.
The worst performers were Iliad (PA:ILD) which was down 9.96% to 177.55 in late trade, Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which lost 2.87% to settle at 18.970 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which was down 2.76% to 19.360 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 342 to 199 and 109 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 6.81% to 14.44.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.50% or 6.60 to $1327.40 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 1.37% or 0.84 to hit $60.52 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.68% or 0.44 to trade at $64.51 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.48% to 1.2399, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8870.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 89.63.