Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.13%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were AXA SA (PA:AXAF), which rose 1.72% or 0.38 points to trade at 22.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) added 1.17% or 1.24 points to end at 107.50 and Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) was up 1.10% or 0.81 points to 74.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which fell 2.79% or 1.06 points to trade at 36.97 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 2.17% or 3.92 points to end at 177.08 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was down 1.71% or 0.67 points to 38.44.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which rose 2.46% to 25.78, AXA SA (PA:AXAF) which was up 1.72% to settle at 22.12 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which gained 1.67% to close at 25.640.
The worst performers were Bollore SA (PA:BOLL) which was down 6.40% to 3.860 in late trade, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which lost 4.46% to settle at 57.84 and Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which was down 3.08% to 26.47 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 320 to 245 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.17% or 3.92 to 177.08. Shares in Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.46% or 2.70 to 57.84. Shares in Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.08% or 0.84 to 26.47.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.09% to 14.57.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.22% or 2.70 to $1207.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.46% or 0.32 to hit $70.09 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.71% or 0.55 to trade at $78.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1618, while EUR/GBP rose 0.75% to 0.9020.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 95.06.