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 rose 0.43% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which rose 2.60% or 1.87 points to trade at 73.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Stellantis NV (PA:STLA) added 1.68% or 0.29 points to end at 17.44 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was up 1.51% or 0.84 points to 56.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 1.44% or 0.44 points to trade at 30.11 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.40% or 0.38 points to end at 26.75 and Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) was down 0.99% or 1.85 points to 185.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Solutions 30 SE (PA:S30) which rose 7.29% to 5.32, SES (PA:SESFd) which was up 3.72% to settle at 6.80 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which gained 3.70% to close at 11.63.
The worst performers were Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which was down 4.93% to 55.90 in late trade, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which lost 2.49% to settle at 10.180 and Albioma SA (PA:ABIO) which was down 2.44% to 33.56 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 317 to 286 and 67 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.60% or 1.87 to 73.77. Shares in Stellantis NV (PA:STLA) rose to all time highs; up 1.68% or 0.29 to 17.44.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.96 a new 3-months low.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.28% or 5.25 to $1897.25 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 0.47% or 0.33 to hit $69.29 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.49% or 0.35 to trade at $71.54 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.2200, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8605.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 89.920.