France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.37% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Paris, the lost 0.37%, while the index fell 0.42%.

The best performers of the session on the were Renault SA (EPA:), which rose 3.06% or 0.91 points to trade at 30.61 at the close. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies SE (EPA:) added 2.48% or 1.24 points to end at 51.26 and Stellantis NV (EPA:) was up 0.80% or 0.11 points to 13.67 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:), which fell 4.22% or 0.96 points to trade at 21.91 at the close. Legrand SA (EPA:) declined 3.19% or 2.38 points to end at 72.18 and Vivendi SA (EPA:) was down 3.12% or 0.27 points to 8.51.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Technip Energies BV (EPA:) which rose 5.85% to 13.29, Renault SA (EPA:) which was up 3.06% to settle at 30.61 and TotalEnergies SE (EPA:) which gained 2.48% to close at 51.26.

The worst performers were Orpea SA (EPA:) which was down 6.37% to 14.25 in late trade, Mcphy Energy (EPA:) which lost 5.24% to settle at 9.44 and Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:) which was down 4.32% to 11.73 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 352 to 193 and 78 ended unchanged.

Shares in Vivendi SA (EPA:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.12% or 0.27 to 8.51. Shares in Orpea SA (EPA:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.37% or 0.97 to 14.25. Shares in Mcphy Energy (EPA:) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.24% or 0.52 to 9.44.

The , 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 down 0.36% or 6.20 to $1,711.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.89% or 2.52 to hit $89.83 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.50% or 2.33 to trade at $95.50 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.00, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.33% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 109.17.