Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.01% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR), which rose 3.93% or 0.51 points to trade at 13.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (PA:RENA) added 3.50% or 1.20 points to end at 35.34 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was up 3.32% or 2.36 points to 73.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 2.55% or 0.79 points to trade at 30.15 at the close. Worldline SA (PA:WLN) declined 1.99% or 1.56 points to end at 76.82 and Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) was down 1.56% or 2.95 points to 185.60.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Klepierre SA (PA:LOIM) which rose 7.00% to 23.84, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 5.70% to settle at 32.280 and Technip Energies BV (PA:TE) which gained 4.80% to close at 12.67.
The worst performers were SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 5.57% to 6.34 in late trade, Neoen SA (PA:NEOEN) which lost 3.50% to settle at 34.16 and Mcphy Energy (PA:MCPHY) which was down 3.32% to 27.94 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 292 to 289 and 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.93% or 0.51 to 13.38. Shares in Klepierre SA (PA:LOIM) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.00% or 1.56 to 23.84.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.60% or 10.95 to $1842.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.14% or 0.09 to hit $64.81 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $68.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.2170, while EUR/GBP fell 1.13% to 0.8600.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 90.035.