France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.81% 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 declined 0.81%, while the index lost 0.83%.

The best performers of the session on the were Capgemini SE (EPA:), which rose 2.01% or 3.45 points to trade at 174.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldline SA (EPA:) added 1.98% or 0.73 points to end at 37.52 and Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:) was up 1.83% or 3.10 points to 172.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:), which fell 9.56% or 2.37 points to trade at 22.43 at the close. Carrefour SA (EPA:) declined 7.16% or 1.31 points to end at 16.98 and Airbus Group SE (EPA:) was down 3.25% or 3.12 points to 92.96.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen SA (EPA:) which rose 2.90% to 85.30, Virbac SA (EPA:) which was up 2.53% to settle at 345.00 and Orpea SA (EPA:) which gained 2.49% to close at 23.06.

The worst performers were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) which was down 9.56% to 22.43 in late trade, CGG SA (EPA:) which lost 7.41% to settle at 0.90 and Carrefour SA (EPA:) which was down 7.16% to 16.98 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 340 to 203 and 86 ended unchanged.

Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.56% or 2.37 to 22.43. Shares in Airbus Group SE (EPA:) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.25% or 3.12 to 92.96. Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.56% or 2.37 to 22.43.

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 August delivery was up 0.09% or 1.65 to $1,840.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.78% or 3.04 to hit $106.48 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 2.54% or 2.91 to trade at $111.74 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.48% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP rose 0.59% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 103.92.