Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.13%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which rose 2.69% or 0.63 points to trade at 24.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) added 2.39% or 1.36 points to end at 58.20 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 1.21% or 0.54 points to 45.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which fell 1.33% or 5.40 points to trade at 401.50 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) declined 1.13% or 0.74 points to end at 64.48 and STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) was down 0.95% or 0.190 points to 19.800.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which rose 4.57% to 69.850, Eramet (PA:ERMT) which was up 4.31% to settle at 120.90 and Elior Group (PA:ELIOR) which gained 3.92% to close at 18.80.
The worst performers were Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which was down 4.24% to 12.765 in late trade, Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which lost 3.65% to settle at 32.24 and Lagardere S.C.A. (PA:LAGA) which was down 2.46% to 25.74 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 316 to 294 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.21% or 0.54 to 45.20. Shares in Eramet (PA:ERMT) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.31% or 5.00 to 120.90. Shares in Tarkett (PA:TKTT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.65% or 1.22 to 32.24.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 4.71% to 10.05.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.46% or 6.10 to $1341.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.58% or 0.37 to hit $64.67 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.43% or 0.30 to trade at $70.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.62% to 1.2273, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 90.14.