France Stock Market Update

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services, and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.50%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.50%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were:
– Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM): rose 2.93% or 0.35 points to trade at 12.38 at the close.
– STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA): added 1.84% or 0.47 points to end at 26.03.
– Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN): up 1.33% or 0.45 points to 34.41 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP): fell 2.49% or 9.15 points to trade at 358.10 at the close.
– Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV): declined 1.82% or 0.19 points to end at 10.24.
– Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP): down 1.50% or 1.90 points to 125.00.

SBF 120 Highlights

The top performers on the SBF 120 included:
– Verallia (EPA:VRLA): rose 11.42% to 28.48.
– ID Logistics SAS (EPA:IDLA): up 6.04% to settle at 404.00.
– Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM): gained 2.93% to close at 12.38.

The worst performers were:
– Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT): down 4.75% to 50.15 in late trade.
– Vusiongroup SA (EPA:VU): lost 3.44% to settle at 137.50.
– Forvia (EPA:FRVIA): down 3.12% to 8.56 at the close.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 297 to 191, and 103 ended unchanged.

Shares in L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) fell to 52-week lows, down 2.49% to 358.10. Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) fell to 3-year lows, losing 4.75% to 50.15.

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

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery: down 0.92% to $2,734.45 an ounce.
• Crude oil for December: fell 1.46% to $70.69 a barrel.
• Brent oil contract: fell 1.42% to trade at $74.96 a barrel.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.08.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.37% at 104.29.