France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.10%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology , Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.10% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.11%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ), which rose 1.29% or 1.06 points to trade at 83.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) added 0.60% or 1.45 points to end at 242.30 and Accor SA (EPA:ACCP ) was up 0.38% or 0.16 points to 42.02 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP ), which fell 6.39% or 11.25 points to trade at 164.80 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP ) declined 4.35% or 5.35 points to end at 117.65 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV ) was down 3.80% or 0.39 points to 9.97.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which rose 4.02% to 6.26, Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL ) which was up 1.45% to settle at 3.78 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ) which gained 1.29% to close at 83.48.

The worst performers were Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS ) which was down 7.36% to 128.40 in late trade, Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) which lost 6.70% to settle at 71.70 and Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP ) which was down 6.39% to 164.80 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 336 to 157 and 90 ended unchanged.

Shares in Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.39% or 11.25 to 164.80. Shares in Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP ) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.35% or 5.35 to 117.65. Shares in Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 6.70% or 5.15 to 71.70. Shares in Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.39% or 11.25 to 164.80.

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 0.56% or 15.55 to $2,796.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.10% or 1.41 to hit $68.62 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.01% or 1.42 to trade at $72.15 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.53% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 103.94.

Source: Investing.com