France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.32%
Investing.com
Published Jun 20, 2017 12:35PM ET
France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.32%
Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.32%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which rose 1.44% or 0.97 points to trade at 68.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (PA:PRTP) added 1.13% or 3.45 points to end at 307.90 and Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) was up 0.66% or 0.61 points to 92.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.07% or 0.565 points to trade at 17.835 at the close. TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) declined 1.89% or 0.46 points to end at 23.93 and Total SA (PA:TOTF) was down 1.32% or 0.59 points to 44.55.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which rose 2.96% to 57.320, Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which was up 1.85% to settle at 72.49 and DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which gained 1.46% to close at 60.500.
The worst performers were Groupe Eurotunnel (PA:GETP) which was down 6.03% to 9.665 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 5.83% to settle at 5.213 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which was down 3.07% to 17.835 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 338 to 278 and 80 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (PA:PRTP) rose to all time highs; rising 1.13% or 3.45 to 307.90. Shares in Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.85% or 1.32 to 72.49.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 7.25% to 13.88.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.09% or 1.08 to $1245.62 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.61% or 1.16 to hit $43.27 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 2.30% or 1.08 to trade at $45.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1125, while EUR/GBP rose 0.72% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 97.46.
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