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 0.18%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP), which rose 3.29% or 4.70 points to trade at 147.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) added 1.72% or 1.24 points to end at 73.48 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was up 1.58% or 0.39 points to 25.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 4.89% or 2.10 points to trade at 40.81 at the close. Accor SA (PA:ACCP) declined 3.72% or 0.90 points to end at 23.31 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was down 1.39% or 0.41 points to 29.12.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) which rose 3.59% to 89.50, Albioma SA (PA:ABIO) which was up 3.59% to settle at 40.40 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) which gained 3.29% to close at 147.55.
The worst performers were Klepierre SA (PA:LOIM) which was down 5.24% to 14.48 in late trade, WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) which lost 4.89% to settle at 40.81 and Aeroports de Paris SA (PA:ADP) which was down 4.37% to 84.15 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 285 to 256 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.89% or 2.10 to 40.81. Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.89% or 2.10 to 40.81.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.57% to 23.03.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 2.44% or 47.60 to $1997.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.17% or 0.49 to hit $42.50 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.60% or 0.27 to trade at $45.07 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.1868, while EUR/GBP rose 0.14% to 0.9059.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.832.