Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.11%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.18%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which rose 0.40% or 0.15 points to trade at 37.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) added 0.24% or 0.045 points to end at 18.560 and Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) was up 0.24% or 0.12 points to 50.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 4.43% or 0.81 points to trade at 17.57 at the close. Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) declined 2.76% or 0.82 points to end at 29.02 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was down 2.44% or 1.01 points to 40.58.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet (PA:ERMT) which rose 3.30% to 56.40, Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which was up 2.80% to settle at 14.34 and JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which gained 1.70% to close at 26.34.
The worst performers were Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was down 11.39% to 77.05 in late trade, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which lost 7.39% to settle at 53.14 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was down 6.81% to 43.000 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 436 to 154 and 75 ended unchanged.
Shares in TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.43% or 0.81 to 17.57. Shares in Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.76% or 0.82 to 29.02. Shares in Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) fell to 3-years lows; falling 11.39% or 9.90 to 77.05. Shares in Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) fell to 5-year lows; losing 7.39% or 4.24 to 53.14.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.53% to 19.53.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.62% or 7.65 to $1249.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.73% or 0.89 to hit $50.58 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.80% or 0.48 to trade at $59.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1350, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8995.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 96.572.