France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.77%
2022.06.01 20:21
France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.77%
Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.77%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (EPA:RENA), which rose 2.49% or 0.63 points to trade at 26.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Stellantis NV (EPA:STLA) added 1.58% or 0.22 points to end at 14.15 and Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) was up 1.39% or 0.26 points to 19.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF), which fell 2.64% or 1.47 points to trade at 54.12 at the close. Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) declined 2.27% or 7.00 points to end at 301.70 and L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) was down 2.01% or 6.60 points to 321.95.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Maisons du Monde SAS (EPA:MDM) which rose 3.42% to 12.70, CGG SA (EPA:GEPH) which was up 2.91% to settle at 1.06 and Technip Energies BV (EPA:TE) which gained 2.86% to close at 12.40.
The worst performers were Fnac Darty SA (EPA:FNAC) which was down 4.65% to 45.10 in late trade, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) which lost 3.39% to settle at 310.20 and Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX) which was down 3.37% to 94.60 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 314 to 244 and 84 ended unchanged.
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 August delivery was up 0.12% or 2.20 to $1,850.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.84% or 2.11 to hit $116.78 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.83% or 2.12 to trade at $117.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.88% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.88% at 102.66.
