Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Beverage, Real Estate and Electronic Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.41%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which rose 3.80% or 0.37 points to trade at 10.00 at the close. Credit Agricole (PARIS:CAGR) added 2.37% or 0.320 points to end at 13.830 and Technip (PARIS:TECF) was up 1.96% or 1.18 points to 61.32 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pernod Ricard (PARIS:PERP), which lost 4.85% or 5.55 points to trade at 108.85 in late trade. Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP) declined 2.49% or 5.85 points to end at 229.00 and L'Oreal (PARIS:OREP) shed 2.28% or 3.95 points to 169.65.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were CGG (PARIS:GEPH) which rose 5.17% to 6.41, Neopost (PARIS:NPOS) which was up 5.13% to settle at 45.60 and Eramet (PARIS:ERMT) which gained 3.94% to close at 74.42.
The worst performers were Innate Pharma (PARIS:IPH) which was down 6.55% to 13.560 in late trade, Pernod Ricard (PARIS:PERP) which lost 4.85% to settle at 108.85 and Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP) which was down 2.49% to 229.00 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 470 to 439 and 60 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.03% to 23.41.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was up 0.40% or 4.80 to $1193.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.84% or 1.11 to hit $61.31 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 0.92 to trade at $65.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 2.23% to 1.1172, while EUR/GBP rose 1.14% to 0.7272.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.76% at 95.81.