Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Banks and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.85%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which rose 3.54% or 0.31 points to trade at 9.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Technip (PARIS:TECF) added 2.65% or 1.46 points to end at 56.51 and Vinci SA (PARIS:SGEF) was up 2.18% or 1.07 points to 50.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renault SA (PARIS:RENA), which fell 4.10% or 2.92 points to trade at 68.23 at the close. BNP Paribas Act. A (PARIS:BNPP) declined 3.12% or 1.47 points to end at 45.70 and Valeo (PARIS:VLOF) was down 2.40% or 3.05 points to 124.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Innate Pharma (PARIS:IPH) which rose 7.29% to 10.450, CGG (PARIS:GEPH) which was up 5.56% to settle at 6.18 and Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) which gained 3.54% to close at 9.05.
The worst performers were Plastic Omnium (PARIS:PLOF) which was down 4.28% to 25.05 in late trade, Faurecia (PARIS:EPED) which lost 4.19% to settle at 36.05 and Renault SA (PARIS:RENA) which was down 4.10% to 68.23 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 605 to 303 and 55 ended unchanged.
Shares in Faurecia (PARIS:EPED) fell to 5-year highs; losing 4.19% or 1.57 to 36.05.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 15.53% to 23.33.
Gold for April delivery was up 0.43% or 5.30 to $1239.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude Oil for delivery in March rose 3.06% or 1.58 to hit $53.27 a barrel, while the April Brent Oil contract rose 1.30% or 0.77 to trade at $59.45 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.1336, while EUR/GBP rose 0.37% to 0.7450.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 94.63.