Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.51%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which rose 2.26% or 1.49 points to trade at 67.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Accor SA (PA:ACCP) added 1.83% or 0.86 points to end at 48.13 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.35% or 1.55 points to 116.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY), which fell 1.56% or 0.67 points to trade at 42.17 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 1.06% or 0.58 points to end at 54.24 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was down 0.44% or 0.40 points to 89.90.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were SES (PA:SESFd) which rose 9.69% to 12.51, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 4.59% to settle at 4.557 and Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which gained 3.74% to close at 29.94.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 10.20% to 1.823 in late trade, Vicat (PA:VCTP) which lost 2.15% to settle at 65.85 and Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was down 1.70% to 161.90 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 358 to 247 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Accor SA (PA:ACCP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.83% or 0.86 to 48.13. Shares in Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.06% or 0.58 to 54.24. Shares in Technicolor (PA:TCH) fell to 5-year lows; falling 10.20% or 0.207 to 1.823.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 10.36% to 14.84.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.16% or 2.10 to $1332.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April rose 0.68% or 0.43 to hit $63.98 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 0.55% or 0.37 to trade at $67.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.2301, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 89.86.