Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.11%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (EPA:SASY), which rose 0.56% or 0.50 points to trade at 89.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS) added 0.42% or 8.00 points to end at 1,918.80 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB) was up 0.41% or 0.27 points to 66.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF), which fell 1.53% or 2.05 points to trade at 132.05 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 0.85% or 0.22 points to end at 25.68 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA) was down 0.65% or 0.24 points to 36.91.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which rose 3.99% to 10.42, Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which was up 3.25% to settle at 2.67 and Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which gained 2.73% to close at 2.93.
The worst performers were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which was down 3.14% to 2.40 in late trade, Valneva (EPA:VLS) which lost 2.20% to settle at 4.72 and X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB) which was down 1.83% to 10.18 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
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 February delivery was down 0.56% or 11.70 to $2,071.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.61% or 0.44 to hit $71.33 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.10% or 0.08 to trade at $77.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.50% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.06.