Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.56%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which rose 1.51% or 1.60 points to trade at 107.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 1.16% or 0.69 points to end at 59.95 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was up 0.39% or 0.07 points to 16.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (PA:PRTP), which fell 1.88% or 7.35 points to trade at 384.15 at the close. STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) declined 1.87% or 0.385 points to end at 20.205 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) was down 1.56% or 0.74 points to 46.76.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Euler Hermes (PA:ELER) which rose 20.09% to 121.35, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was up 3.68% to settle at 85.13 and ICADE (PA:ICAD) which gained 2.16% to close at 79.08.
The worst performers were Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 3.79% to 5.080 in late trade, DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which lost 3.63% to settle at 40.215 and GTT (PA:GTT) which was down 3.29% to 44.33 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 371 to 242 and 82 ended unchanged.
Shares in Euler Hermes (PA:ELER) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 20.09% or 20.30 to 121.35. Shares in Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.79% or 0.200 to 5.080. Shares in ICADE (PA:ICAD) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.16% or 1.67 to 79.08.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.19% to 11.90.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.59% or 7.63 to $1294.93 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.42% or 0.84 to hit $58.11 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.19% or 0.12 to trade at $63.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1906, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.8930.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 92.78.