Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.65%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Danone SA (PA:DANO), which rose 2.18% or 1.56 points to trade at 72.96 at the close. Meanwhile, Sanofi SA (PA:SASY) added 2.09% or 1.51 points to end at 73.75 and Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) was up 2.00% or 2.30 points to 117.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Capgemini SE (PA:CAPP), which fell 1.34% or 1.34 points to trade at 98.76 at the close. AXA SA (PA:AXAF) declined 1.27% or 0.28 points to end at 21.80 and Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) was down 1.13% or 0.68 points to 59.46.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ipsen SA (PA:IPN) which rose 3.84% to 111.00, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (PA:STDM) which was up 2.50% to settle at 127.20 and Lagardere SCA (PA:LAGA) which gained 2.20% to close at 22.28.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 8.70% to 0.876 in late trade, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which lost 4.38% to settle at 17.260 and Eurofins Scientific SE (PA:EUFI) which was down 4.22% to 390.00 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 299 to 265 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Danone SA (PA:DANO) rose to all time highs; rising 2.18% or 1.56 to 72.96.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.38% to 16.38.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.10% or 14.45 to $1325.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.41% or 0.22 to hit $53.72 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 0.31% or 0.19 to trade at $61.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.43% to 1.1216, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.8876.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 97.387.