Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.27%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI), which rose 1.01% or 1.05 points to trade at 104.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 0.79% or 0.15 points to end at 19.74 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 0.72% or 0.28 points to 39.33 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which fell 3.82% or 0.625 points to trade at 15.745 at the close. Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) declined 3.43% or 1.75 points to end at 49.12 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.77% or 0.600 points to 21.055.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which rose 3.73% to 10.71, Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was up 3.37% to settle at 28.245 and BIC (PA:BICP) which gained 2.25% to close at 102.35.
The worst performers were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which was down 3.82% to 15.745 in late trade, Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) which lost 3.43% to settle at 49.12 and Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was down 3.32% to 57.140 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 317 to 271 and 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.73% or 0.39 to 10.71.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.31% to 11.94.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.05% or 13.66 to $1311.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.27% or 1.15 to hit $51.81 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 2.64% or 1.49 to trade at $57.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.97% to 1.1841, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.8808.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 92.48.