Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.70%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM), which rose 2.58% or 0.37 points to trade at 14.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) added 2.55% or 6.50 points to end at 261.00 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH) was up 2.49% or 16.40 points to 674.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Thales (EPA:TCFP), which fell 0.77% or 1.15 points to trade at 148.65 at the close. Air Liquide SA (EPA:AIRP) declined 0.29% or 0.48 points to end at 165.40 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX) was down 0.28% or 0.60 points to 211.60.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Valneva (EPA:VLS) which rose 11.62% to 3.78, Ayvens SA (EPA:AYV) which was up 4.18% to settle at 6.11 and Solutions 30 SE (EPA:S30) which gained 3.21% to close at 1.51.
The worst performers were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which was down 10.10% to 1.80 in late trade, Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) which lost 6.82% to settle at 9.53 and Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which was down 2.25% to 117.40 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 297 to 202 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS) fell to all time lows; losing 6.82% or 0.70 to 9.53.
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 up 0.19% or 4.70 to $2,542.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.81% or 1.37 to hit $74.17 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.79% or 1.43 to trade at $78.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 101.81.