Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Food Producers and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.03% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which rose 1.96% or 1.14 points to trade at 59.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 1.68% or 0.25 points to end at 15.13 and L`Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was up 1.42% or 2.35 points to 168.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 3.00% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.47 at the close. Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) declined 2.12% or 0.47 points to end at 21.48 and Technip (PA:TECF) was down 1.90% or 0.88 points to 45.17.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eurofins Scientific (PA:EUFI) which rose 9.36% to 313.20, Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was up 6.33% to settle at 13.780 and Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which gained 3.09% to close at 282.05.
The worst performers were Maurel Et Prom (PA:MAUP) which was down 4.82% to 3.81 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 4.46% to settle at 10.06 and CGG (PA:GEPH) which was down 3.32% to 3.94 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 404 to 318 and 48 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurofins Scientific (PA:EUFI) rose to all time highs; rising 9.36% or 26.80 to 313.20.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.14% to 21.98.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.86% or 10.20 to $1172.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.20% or 1.05 to hit $46.67 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.53% or 1.27 to trade at $49.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1323, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.7317.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 94.96.