Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.46%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which rose 4.57% or 10.80 points to trade at 247.35 at the close. Meanwhile, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) added 2.70% or 17.90 points to end at 679.80 and Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR) was up 1.95% or 0.29 points to 15.39 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP), which fell 2.72% or 5.15 points to trade at 183.85 at the close. Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF) declined 2.71% or 2.62 points to end at 94.10 and Safran SA (EPA:SAF) was down 2.16% or 4.50 points to 203.50.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which rose 4.70% to 9.14, Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) which was up 4.57% to settle at 247.35 and Rubis SCA (EPA:RUBF) which gained 3.46% to close at 25.72.
The worst performers were Valeo SA (EPA:VLOF) which was down 4.88% to 10.14 in late trade, Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) which lost 3.87% to settle at 13.65 and SCOR SE (EPA:SCOR) which was down 3.81% to 19.70 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 261 to 231 and 95 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 3.30 to $2,664.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.37% or 2.51 to hit $76.89 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.19% or 2.49 to trade at $80.54 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 102.23.