France stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology , Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.14% to hit a new 3-months low, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA: PUBP ), which rose 1.69% or 1.70 points to trade at 102.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Hermes International SCA (EPA: HRMS ) added 1.21% or 24.00 points to end at 2,003.00 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA: SCHN ) was up 1.07% or 2.55 points to 241.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA: STMPA ), which fell 4.23% or 1.08 points to trade at 24.45 at the close. Capgemini SE (EPA: CAPP ) declined 3.89% or 6.40 points to end at 157.95 and Thales (EPA: TCFP ) was down 2.70% or 4.35 points to 156.50.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (EPA: VLS ) which rose 6.96% to 2.40, Nexans SA (EPA: NEXS ) which was up 4.21% to settle at 118.80 and Fnac Darty SA (EPA: FNAC ) which gained 3.68% to close at 26.75.
The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA: ATOS ) which was down 28.80% to 0.30 in late trade, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA: STMPA ) which lost 4.23% to settle at 24.45 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA: S30 ) which was down 3.93% to 0.95 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 296 to 200 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Capgemini SE (EPA: CAPP ) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.89% or 6.40 to 157.95. Shares in Solutions 30 SE (EPA: S30 ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.93% or 0.04 to 0.95.
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 December delivery was down 0.68% or 17.70 to $2,588.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.25% or 0.17 to hit $68.29 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 0.29% or 0.21 to trade at $72.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 106.40.