Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the lost 2.69% to hit a new 3-months low, while the index lost 2.66%.
The best performers of the session on the were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:), which rose 1.03% or 0.26 points to trade at 25.53 at the close. Meanwhile, Capgemini SE (EPA:) fell 0.12% or 0.20 points to end at 164.35 and Renault SA (EPA:) was down 0.15% or 0.06 points to 40.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:), which fell 5.76% or 12.90 points to trade at 211.00 at the close. Teleperformance SE (EPA:) declined 4.79% or 4.56 points to end at 90.64 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) was down 4.63% or 1.10 points to 22.66.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Atos SE (EPA:) which rose 8,526.91% to 0.42, Coface (EPA:) which was up 2.96% to settle at 14.59 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:) which gained 1.25% to close at 185.60.
The worst performers were Ayvens SA (EPA:) which was down 10.87% to 6.52 in late trade, Euroapi SAS (EPA:) which lost 8.35% to settle at 3.56 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:) which was down 8.26% to 0.99 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 379 to 119 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (EPA:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.76% or 12.90 to 211.00. Shares in Atos SE (EPA:) rose to all time lows; gaining 8,526.91% or 0.41 to 0.42. Shares in Solutions 30 SE (EPA:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 8.26% or 0.09 to 0.99.
The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.56% or 14.70 to $2,603.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.41% or 0.28 to hit $68.32 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.39% or 0.28 to trade at $72.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.58% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 106.04.
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