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 0.27%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP), which rose 3.17% or 3.45 points to trade at 112.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) added 1.76% or 1.34 points to end at 77.44 and Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (PA:SGOB) was up 1.42% or 0.51 points to 36.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which fell 4.26% or 1.47 points to trade at 33.03 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) declined 2.59% or 0.75 points to end at 28.20 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was down 1.24% or 0.20 points to 15.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Faurecia (PA:EPED) which rose 6.53% to 45.83, Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which was up 4.82% to settle at 7.72 and Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) which gained 3.50% to close at 50.30.
The worst performers were Renault SA (PA:RENA) which was down 4.26% to 33.03 in late trade, BIC (PA:BICP) which lost 3.01% to settle at 61.15 and SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 2.67% to 10.76 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 288 to 280 and 94 ended unchanged.
Shares in Renault SA (PA:RENA) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.26% or 1.47 to 33.03. Shares in Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.76% or 1.34 to 77.44. Shares in Renault SA (PA:RENA) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.26% or 1.47 to 33.03. Shares in Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.50% or 1.70 to 50.30.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.16% to 13.41.
Gold Futures for April delivery was down 0.14% or 2.30 to $1584.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.50% or 0.26 to hit $52.58 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.65% or 0.37 to trade at $57.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.0832, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8325.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 99.065.