Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.13%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 2.99% or 0.225 points to trade at 7.745 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) added 1.47% or 1.55 points to end at 106.80 and Klepierre (PA:LOIM) was up 1.15% or 0.41 points to 36.16 in late trade.
Biggest losers included AXA SA (PA:AXAF), which lost 1.93% or 0.46 points to trade at 23.15 in late trade. Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) declined 1.45% or 1.14 points to end at 77.53 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) shed 1.44% or 0.87 points to 59.69.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which rose 3.33% to 9.30, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which was up 2.99% to settle at 7.745 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which gained 2.39% to close at 25.450.
The worst performers were Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 4.05% to 13.980 in late trade, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which lost 2.72% to settle at 10.0100 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 2.48% to 6.680 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 322 to 270 and 111 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.64% to 14.89.
In commodities trading, Gold for February delivery was up 0.00% or 0.05 to $1212.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.85% or 0.97 to hit $51.51 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.77% or 0.98 to trade at $54.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.0685, while EUR/GBP rose 0.56% to 0.8677.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.46% at 100.72.