Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.28% to hit a new 3-months high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which rose 3.51% or 0.675 points to trade at 19.915 at the close. Meanwhile, TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) added 2.18% or 0.60 points to end at 28.08 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 2.01% or 0.410 points to 20.770 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which fell 1.14% or 5.50 points to trade at 478.00 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 0.98% or 1.15 points to end at 116.60 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was down 0.73% or 0.31 points to 42.27.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which rose 3.79% to 72.500, Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which was up 3.68% to settle at 73.30 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) which gained 3.51% to close at 19.915.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 9.83% to 7.300 in late trade, Trigano (PA:TRIA) which lost 2.33% to settle at 150.80 and Solocal Group SA (PA:LOCAL) which was down 1.52% to 1.040 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 318 to 255 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.83% or 0.796 to 7.300.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 2.26% to 11.86.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1314.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 1.20% or 0.84 to hit $70.56 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 1.62% or 1.21 to trade at $76.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1933, while EUR/GBP fell 0.51% to 0.8796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 92.54.