France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.08%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Technology and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.08%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (EPA:DANO), which rose 3.16% or 2.28 points to trade at 74.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) added 2.38% or 5.15 points to end at 221.65 and Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP) was up 2.08% or 2.10 points to 103.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN), which fell 3.45% or 7.70 points to trade at 215.55 at the close. Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) declined 3.13% or 3.15 points to end at 97.50 and Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR) was down 2.56% or 4.70 points to 179.14.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Danone SA (EPA:DANO) which rose 3.16% to 74.52, Euronext (EPA:ENX) which was up 2.76% to settle at 145.40 and Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) which gained 2.38% to close at 221.65.

The worst performers were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which was down 4.18% to 135.10 in late trade, Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) which lost 3.45% to settle at 215.55 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) which was down 3.13% to 97.50 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 268 to 208 and 95 ended unchanged.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.84% or 28.32 to $3,387.02 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.72% or 1.06 to hit $62.83 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.69% or 1.11 to trade at $66.90 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 98.08.