Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.38%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which rose 2.71% or 2.68 points to trade at 101.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric SE (PA:SCHN) added 0.48% or 0.33 points to end at 68.89 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) was up 0.47% or 0.27 points to 57.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which fell 1.45% or 0.076 points to trade at 5.165 at the close. Atos SE (PA:ATOS) declined 1.39% or 1.80 points to end at 127.95 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) was down 1.12% or 0.53 points to 46.86.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Sodexo (PA:EXHO) which rose 2.71% to 101.50, Rexel (PA:RXL) which was up 2.02% to settle at 12.89 and Rubis SCA (PA:RUBF) which gained 1.95% to close at 56.07.
The worst performers were Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was down 10.04% to 38.60 in late trade, Spie SA (PA:SPIE) which lost 2.27% to settle at 23.455 and Genfit (PA:GNFT) which was down 2.27% to 24.540 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 350 to 247 and 83 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gemalto (AS:GTO) fell to 5-year lows; down 10.04% or 4.31 to 38.60. Shares in Rubis SCA (PA:RUBF) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.95% or 1.07 to 56.07.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 14.52% to 15.47.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.61% or 8.06 to $1338.46 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.19% or 0.09 to hit $47.38 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.66% or 0.35 to trade at $52.40 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.1914, while EUR/GBP rose 0.56% to 0.9216.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 92.49.