Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 1.92% to hit a new 1-month low, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.79%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sanofi SA (PA:SASY), which rose 0.30% or 0.21 points to trade at 69.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Orange SA (PA:ORAN) fell 0.48% or 0.07 points to end at 14.43 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was down 0.96% or 0.14 points to 14.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which fell 5.60% or 1.57 points to trade at 26.45 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 5.04% or 1.380 points to end at 25.980 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was down 4.59% or 0.925 points to 19.235.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Solocal Group SA (PA:LOCAL) which rose 1.79% to 1.082, Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which was up 1.33% to settle at 74.86 and Elis Services SA (PA:ELIS) which gained 0.80% to close at 20.14.
The worst performers were Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which was down 6.21% to 16.53 in late trade, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which lost 6.10% to settle at 49.580 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) which was down 5.60% to 26.45 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 412 to 170 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) fell to 5-year lows; down 0.96% or 0.14 to 14.51.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 24.12% to 16.46.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.25% or 3.20 to $1267.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.60% or 0.41 to hit $68.17 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.58% or 1.19 to trade at $74.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1694, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8815.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 94.03.