Paris equity markets finished lower on Tuesday, with sector-level declines in Technology, Financials and Industrials pushing headline indices down. The CAC 40 closed the session 0.95% lower, while the SBF 120 slipped 0.96%.
Top gainers
Among CAC 40 constituents, TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) led advancers, rising 1.81% or 1.39 points to end the day at 78.30. Danone SA (EPA:DANO) added 1.55% or 0.96 points to close at 62.78, and L'Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) climbed 1.48% or 5.25 points to finish at 358.85.
Largest decliners
At the other end of the index, STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) recorded the steepest drop on the CAC 40, down 5.22% or 2.63 points to 47.68 at the close. Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) fell 3.76% or 2.61 points to 66.78, while Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) declined 3.40% or 9.35 points to 265.30.
SBF 120 movers
On the SBF 120, SES (EPA:SESFd) posted a 5.22% gain to 7.86, Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) rose 3.09% to settle at 2.91, and Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX) advanced 2.71% to close at 73.80. Conversely, Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT) was the session's weakest on the SBF 120, down 10.51% to 144.70 in late trade, Valneva (EPA:VLS) lost 7.60% to finish at 2.53, and STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) also appeared among the worst performers on that gauge, down 5.22% to 47.68.
Market breadth and milestones
Falling issues outnumbered rising ones on the Paris exchange by 304 to 185, while 72 shares ended unchanged. Notably, shares of SES reached a three-year high, closing up 5.22% or 0.39 to 7.86.
Volatility and derivatives
The CAC 40 VIX, the measure of implied volatility for CAC 40 options, was unchanged on the session at 18.96, marking a new 52-week high.
Commodities and currencies
In commodities, Gold Futures for June delivery declined 1.08% or 51.00 to $4,677.70 a troy ounce. Crude oil futures moved higher, with June delivery up 3.56% or 3.49 to $101.56 a barrel, and the July Brent contract rising 3.34% or 3.48 to $107.69 a barrel.
In FX markets, EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.17, while EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures gained 0.44% to trade at 98.25.
This session showed a division between energy and consumer names that managed modest gains and a broader set of Technology, Financials and Industrials names that closed lower. Market breadth favored decliners, and option-implied volatility for the CAC 40 reached a 52-week peak.