France Stock Market Update

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas, and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.72%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.69%.

Best Performers on the CAC 40

• Renault SA (EPA:RENA): +2.95% (1.09 points) to 38.09 at close.
• Thales (EPA:TCFP): +1.90% (2.80 points) to 150.10.
• Orange SA (EPA:ORAN): +1.72% (0.17 points) to 10.08.

Worst Performers on the CAC 40

• Kering SA (EPA:PRTP): -4.45% (11.00 points) to 236.35.
• Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP): -4.18% (5.50 points) to 125.95.
• LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH): -3.57% (24.30 points) to 655.50.

Top Performers on the SBF 120

• Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS): +6.98% to 5.73.
• Air France KLM SA (EPA:AIRF): +2.95% to 8.38.
• Renault SA (EPA:RENA): +2.95% to 38.09.

Worst Performers on the SBF 120

• Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP): -6.37% to 61.75.
• Mersen (EPA:CBLP): -6.29% to 26.80.
• Aperam SA (AS:APAM): -4.69% to 26.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 292 to 208, with 97 ending unchanged.

Shares in Mersen (EPA:CBLP) fell to 52-week lows, dropping 6.29% (1.80 points) to 26.80.

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

Commodity Market Update

Gold Futures for December delivery fell 1.26% (33.60) to $2,632.40 a troy ounce. Crude oil for delivery in November dropped 4.41% (3.40) to $73.74 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.41% (3.57) to trade at $77.36 a barrel.

The EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.10, while EUR/GBP remained constant at 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures remained unchanged at 102.31.