Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.07%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Atos SE (PA:ATOS), which rose 2.12% or 2.10 points to trade at 101.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.03% or 0.510 points to end at 25.630 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was up 1.38% or 0.49 points to 36.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM), which fell 2.04% or 0.325 points to trade at 15.580 at the close. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) declined 1.44% or 4.20 points to end at 288.15 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was down 1.39% or 6.20 points to 441.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which rose 7.63% to 35.40, Rubis SCA (PA:RUBF) which was up 4.34% to settle at 47.62 and ALD SA (PA:ALDA) which gained 2.82% to close at 16.77.
The worst performers were Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was down 4.51% to 137.70 in late trade, Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) which lost 3.68% to settle at 7.190 and Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which was down 2.78% to 24.500 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 289 to 272 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.51% or 6.50 to 137.70. Shares in Altran Technologies (PA:ALTT) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.68% or 0.275 to 7.190. Shares in ALD SA (PA:ALDA) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.82% or 0.46 to 16.77.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 8.72% to 13.86.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.53% or 6.40 to $1207.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.55% or 0.38 to hit $68.39 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.32% or 0.25 to trade at $77.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.1690, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8888.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 94.06.