Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.12%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which rose 1.43% or 0.52 points to trade at 36.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) added 0.85% or 0.21 points to end at 24.94 and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) was up 0.80% or 2.95 points to 371.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 3.65% or 4.90 points to trade at 129.25 at the close. Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) declined 2.20% or 0.48 points to end at 21.57 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 1.98% or 0.302 points to 14.948.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA (PA:PLOF) which rose 3.95% to 22.89, SES (PA:SESFd) which was up 2.76% to settle at 13.59 and Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) which gained 2.34% to close at 42.37.
The worst performers were Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which was down 4.44% to 11.62 in late trade, Eurofins Scientific SE (PA:EUFI) which lost 3.88% to settle at 361.40 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) which was down 3.65% to 129.25 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 328 to 229 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.65% or 4.90 to 129.25. Shares in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (PA:LVMH) rose to all time highs; rising 0.80% or 2.95 to 371.25. Shares in Alstom SA (PA:ALSO) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.34% or 0.97 to 42.37. Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.65% or 4.90 to 129.25.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.64% to 13.98.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.33% or 18.65 to $1418.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.35% or 0.20 to hit $57.23 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.16% or 0.75 to trade at $63.70 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1390, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8942.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 95.558.