France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.30%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Oil&Gas, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.30%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Thales (EPA:TCFP), which rose 9.07% or 12.55 points to trade at 150.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) added 2.15% or 0.32 points to end at 14.99 and Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) was up 1.81% or 0.28 points to 15.71 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Alstom SA (EPA:ALSO), which fell 3.56% or 0.43 points to trade at 11.64 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) declined 3.21% or 1.38 points to end at 41.58 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) was down 2.10% or 4.45 points to 207.95.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Thales (EPA:TCFP) which rose 9.07% to 150.90, Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:AM) which was up 3.20% to settle at 193.40 and Vallourec (EPA:VLLP) which gained 2.17% to close at 13.88.

The worst performers were Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was down 8.81% to 3.46 in late trade, Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which lost 8.47% to settle at 1.62 and Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 7.34% to 2.08 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 307 to 207 and 96 ended unchanged.

Shares in Thales (EPA:TCFP) rose to all time highs; up 9.07% or 12.55 to 150.90. Shares in Thales (EPA:TCFP) rose to all time highs; rising 9.07% or 12.55 to 150.90. Shares in Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) fell to all time lows; falling 8.81% or 0.33 to 3.46. Shares in Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:AM) rose to all time highs; up 3.20% or 6.00 to 193.40. Shares in Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) fell to all time lows; losing 7.34% or 0.17 to 2.08.

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 April delivery was up 0.50% or 10.55 to $2,136.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 0.42% or 0.33 to hit $78.41 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 0.53% or 0.44 to trade at $82.36 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 103.72.