France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.24%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil&Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher while losses in the Utilities, Healthcare Equipment&Services and Aerospace&Defense sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.24%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.96%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP), which rose 5.29% or 9.55 points to trade at 190.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) added 1.79% or 0.61 points to end at 34.64 and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW) was up 1.70% or 1.28 points to 76.52 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which fell 3.47% or 0.91 points to trade at 25.20 at the close. Renault SA (EPA:RENA) declined 3.10% or 1.23 points to end at 38.50 and Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) was down 3.02% or 0.43 points to 13.68.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were SCOR SE (EPA:SCOR) which rose 6.31% to 19.88, Nexity (EPA:NEXI) which was up 6.04% to settle at 10.71 and Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) which gained 5.29% to close at 190.00.

The worst performers were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was down 6.61% to 6.92 in late trade, Inter Parfums Inc. (EPA:IPAR) which lost 6.42% to settle at 40.80 and Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM) which was down 5.18% to 8.06 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 280 to 201 and 106 ended unchanged.

Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.47% or 0.91 to 25.20. Shares in Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.02% or 0.43 to 13.68. Shares in Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.18% or 0.44 to 8.06.

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 0.30% or 7.70 to $2,540.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 4.60% or 3.16 to hit $65.55 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 4.04% or 2.90 to trade at $68.94 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.63.