France Stock Market Update

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.98%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.92%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were:
– Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which rose 1.48% or 1.54 points to trade at 105.56 at the close.
– Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) added 1.22% or 0.62 points to end at 51.42.
– Danone SA (EPA:DANO) was up 1.07% or 0.68 points to 64.46 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH), which fell 4.22% or 28.30 points to trade at 642.60 at the close.
– Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) declined 3.84% or 83.00 points to end at 2,081.00.
– Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) was down 2.22% or 5.65 points to 248.50.

SBF 120 Highlights

The top performers on the SBF 120 were:
– Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which rose 2.99% to 1.79.
– Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was up 2.54% to settle at 4.12.
– Television Francaise 1 SA (EPA:TFFP) which gained 1.71% to close at 8.02.

The worst performers were:
– Mersen (EPA:CBLP) which was down 6.12% to 28.40.
– Alten SA (EPA:LTEN) lost 6.01% to settle at 91.55.
– Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) was down 4.62% to 0.69 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 294 to 186, with 93 ending unchanged.

Notable Stock Movements

• Shares in Sanofi SA rose to 52-week highs, rising 1.48% to 105.56.
• Shares in Danone SA rose to 3-year highs, up 1.07% to 64.46.
• Shares in Kering SA fell to 5-year lows, down 2.22% to 248.50.
• Shares in Mersen fell to 52-week lows, down 6.12% to 28.40.
• Shares in Alten SA fell to 3-year lows, down 6.01% to 91.55.

Market Volatility

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged at 0.00% to 18.96, a new 52-week high.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.10% to $2,525.40 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.91% to $69.70 a barrel.
• The November Brent oil contract fell 0.77% to $73.18 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.11.
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 101.33.