France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.93%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.93%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which rose 2.71% or 2.60 points to trade at 98.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) added 1.16% or 0.17 points to end at 14.77 and Danone SA (EPA:DANO) was up 0.92% or 0.58 points to 63.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 5.16% or 1.10 points to trade at 20.23 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) declined 4.55% or 1.31 points to end at 27.37 and TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) was down 3.15% or 1.97 points to 60.51.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which rose 4.48% to 123.50, La Francaise Des Jeux Sa (EPA:FDJ) which was up 2.77% to settle at 37.80 and Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) which gained 2.71% to close at 98.46.

The worst performers were Aperam SA (AS:APAM) which was down 5.92% to 24.14 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which lost 5.16% to settle at 20.23 and Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) which was down 5.02% to 15.50 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 326 to 158 and 95 ended unchanged.

Shares in Danone SA (EPA:DANO) rose to 3-years highs; rising 0.92% or 0.58 to 63.78. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.02% or 0.82 to 15.50.

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 0.40% or 10.00 to $2,517.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.77% or 2.77 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 4.36% or 3.38 to trade at $74.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 101.75.