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France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.25%
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Investing.com –
France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.25%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN), which rose 3.95% or 2.54 points to trade at 66.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI) added 1.65% or 0.96 points to end at 59.26 and Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) was up 1.61% or 0.30 points to 18.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN), which fell 3.45% or 8.25 points to trade at 231.00 at the close. Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) declined 2.74% or 2.44 points to end at 86.72 and Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) was down 1.99% or 43.00 points to 2,116.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which rose 4.13% to 49.46, Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which was up 4.03% to settle at 2.79 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) which gained 3.95% to close at 66.90.
The worst performers were Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was down 22.88% to 2.40 in late trade, Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which lost 7.62% to settle at 1.52 and Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) which was down 3.94% to 5.86 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 282 to 201 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.95% or 2.54 to 66.90. Shares in Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.95% or 2.54 to 66.90. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.94% or 0.24 to 5.86.
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 February delivery was up 0.73% or 31.75 to $4,364.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.67% or 0.92 to hit $56.05 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.63% or 0.96 to trade at $59.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 97.97.
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