Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.35% to hit a new 3-months low, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP), which rose 1.12% or 0.42 points to trade at 38.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (EPA:RENA) added 0.82% or 0.42 points to end at 51.64 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) was up 0.53% or 1.20 points to 228.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN), which fell 7.46% or 1.94 points to trade at 24.08 at the close. Vinci SA (EPA:SGEF) declined 5.37% or 5.95 points to end at 104.80 and BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNPP) was down 4.76% or 3.16 points to 63.21.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which rose 4.28% to 3.41, Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which was up 3.82% to settle at 114.10 and Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which gained 3.70% to close at 3.30.
The worst performers were Orpea SA (EPA:ORP) which was down 8.82% to 12.51 in late trade, Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) which lost 7.46% to settle at 24.08 and Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was down 6.12% to 3.83 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 399 to 115 and 89 ended unchanged.
Shares in Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (EPA:MICP) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.12% or 0.42 to 38.06. Shares in Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.82% or 4.20 to 114.10.
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 August delivery was up 0.06% or 1.30 to $2,326.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 2.48% or 1.87 to hit $77.40 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 2.22% or 1.77 to trade at $81.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 104.81.