Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.57%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 5.48% or 1.55 points to trade at 29.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Thales (PA:TCFP) added 2.45% or 2.75 points to end at 115.05 and Orange SA (PA:ORAN) was up 0.93% or 0.10 points to 10.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which fell 3.80% or 1.13 points to trade at 28.63 at the close. Danone SA (PA:DANO) declined 3.08% or 1.66 points to end at 52.15 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) was down 2.80% or 2.98 points to 103.56.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which rose 9.43% to 142.80, CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was up 6.70% to settle at 0.95 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which gained 5.48% to close at 29.93.
The worst performers were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) which was down 3.80% to 28.63 in late trade, Atos SE (PA:ATOS) which lost 3.65% to settle at 28.00 and Orpea SA (PA:ORP) which was down 3.57% to 36.42 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 309 to 257 and 87 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) rose to 3-years highs; rising 9.43% or 12.30 to 142.80.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.16% or 3.10 to $1,932.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 5.90% or 6.08 to hit $109.17 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 6.48% or 6.99 to trade at $114.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 98.38.