Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

The index fell 0.69% at the Paris close.

Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA was among the top performers at the end of the session. It rose 1.81%, or 0.99 point to trade at 55.72 by the close. Veolia Environnement VE SA – EPA: climbed 1.43%, or 0.38 points, to close at 26.99 Thales In late trade, the EPA was at 115.70 with a 0.70 point increase.

Dassault Systemes SE, which lost 0.92 points or 2.31% to trade at 38.66 at closing, were the worst-performing session. Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:) declined 1.73% or 0.90 points to end at 51.00 and L’Oreal SA (EPA:) was down 1.73% or 5.75 points to 327.35.

CGG SA, which rose 7.45% and 1.20 respectively, were the SBF 120’s top performers. Technip Energies (BV) (EPA:), which rose 5.15% and settled at 13.38 Vallourec (EPA:), which gained 2.79% and closed at 13.84

These were the worst performers Maisons du Monde SAS (EPA:), which fell 4.74% to 11.86 during late trade Casino Guichard Perrachon SA – EPA:) lost 4.15% and settled at 17.11 Trigano SA (EPA:), which fell 3.17% to 119.00 at close.

By 325 to 218 on the Paris Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing by 88. 88 was unchanged.

CGG SA (EPA) shares rose to 52-week peak; an 8.45% increase or 0.08 to 1.20. Maisons du Monde SAS’s shares fell by 4.74%, or 0.59 to 11.86 to reach 52-week lows.

The implied volatility index of CAC 40 options was at a 52-week low of 0.00%, or 18.96.

The August Gold Futures were up 0.544%, or 10.50 to $1853.70 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 0.81 or 0.68 to reach $119.31/barrel, and August Brent oil, which rose 0.85% or 1.02 for $120.53/barrel.

EUR/USD was stable at 0.06%, 1.07 and EUR/GBP unaffected at 0.40% and 0.85.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.8% to 102.36