France Stock Market Update

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, with losses in the Technology, Consumer Services, and Consumer Goods sectors leading to a decline in shares.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 1.10%, reaching a new one-month low, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.11%.

Top Performers

The best performers on the CAC 40 included:
– Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB): +1.29% (1.06 points) to 83.48
– Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN): +0.60% (1.45 points) to 242.30
– Accor SA (EPA:ACCP): +0.38% (0.16 points) to 42.02

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP): -6.39% (11.25 points) to 164.80
– Pernod Ricard SA (EPA:PERP): -4.35% (5.35 points) to 117.65
– Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV): -3.80% (0.39 points) to 9.97

SBF 120 Highlights

On the SBF 120, the top performers were:
– Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS): +4.02% to 6.26
– Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL): +1.45% to 3.78
– Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB): +1.29% to 83.48

The worst performers on this index included:
– Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS): -7.36% to 128.40
– Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT): -6.70% to 71.70
– Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP): -6.39% to 164.80

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 336 to 157, with 90 stocks unchanged.

Recent Low Points:
– Shares in Capgemini SE fell to 52-week lows.
– Pernod Ricard SA fell to 5-year lows.
– Soitec SA reached 3-year lows.

CAC 40 VIX, measuring implied volatility of CAC 40 options, remained unchanged at 18.96, a new 52-week high.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures (December): +0.56% ($15.55) to $2,796.65/troy ounce
• Crude Oil (December): +2.10% ($1.41) to $68.62/barrel
• Brent Oil (January): +2.01% ($1.42) to $72.15/barrel

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.09
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.24% at 103.94.