France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.69%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.69%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which rose 1.28% or 1.21 points to trade at 95.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Thales (EPA:TCFP) added 0.88% or 1.20 points to end at 137.40 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:VIE) was up 0.58% or 0.16 points to 27.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP), which fell 3.01% or 1.79 points to trade at 57.76 at the close. Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) declined 2.57% or 0.86 points to end at 32.61 and Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) was down 2.46% or 0.29 points to 11.51.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (EPA:CASP) which rose 5.98% to 2.55, Ipsen SA (EPA:IPN) which was up 4.24% to settle at 120.60 and Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which gained 3.47% to close at 16.10.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 3.85% to 7.33 in late trade, SES Imagotag (EPA:SESL) which lost 3.53% to settle at 114.80 and BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP) which was down 3.01% to 57.76 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 306 to 198 and 111 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ipsen SA (EPA:IPN) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.24% or 4.90 to 120.60.

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 down 0.52% or 10.15 to $1,959.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.24% or 0.20 to hit $82.14 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.16 to trade at $85.50 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.50% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.09% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 102.43.