Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.37%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Renault SA (PA:RENA), which rose 12.09% or 6.04 points to trade at 56.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 1.88% or 0.49 points to end at 26.52 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) was up 1.62% or 0.165 points to 10.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN), which fell 6.53% or 1.61 points to trade at 23.05 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) declined 3.25% or 0.67 points to end at 19.92 and Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) was down 0.85% or 0.20 points to 23.40.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Renault SA (PA:RENA) which rose 12.09% to 56.03, DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was up 4.76% to settle at 17.150 and Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (PA:CASP) which gained 4.26% to close at 31.31.
The worst performers were Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) which was down 6.53% to 23.05 in late trade, Nexity (PA:NEXI) which lost 5.36% to settle at 38.84 and Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) which was down 3.25% to 19.92 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 311 to 232 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.53% or 1.61 to 23.05. Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.53% or 1.61 to 23.05.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.81% to 15.59.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.06% or 0.80 to $1284.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.06% or 0.62 to hit $59.25 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.99% or 1.34 to trade at $68.81 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1200, while EUR/GBP rose 0.37% to 0.8830.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 97.625.