Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Gas & Water and Industrial Transportation sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.26%, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Publicis Groupe SA (EPA:PUBP), which rose 0.68% or 0.62 points to trade at 91.56 at the close. Meanwhile, TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) added 0.60% or 0.37 points to end at 61.72 and Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) was up 0.57% or 0.08 points to 13.21 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which fell 1.85% or 4.70 points to trade at 249.85 at the close. L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) declined 1.59% or 6.10 points to end at 376.65 and Air Liquide SA (EPA:AIRP) was down 0.79% or 1.30 points to 162.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which rose 5.24% to 72.35, Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which was up 3.30% to settle at 3.19 and Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which gained 2.17% to close at 4.23.
The worst performers were Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was down 3.04% to 3.96 in late trade, Remy Cointreau (EPA:RCOP) which lost 2.25% to settle at 69.55 and Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was down 2.21% to 0.85 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 237 to 228 and 121 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.85% or 4.70 to 249.85. Shares in L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.59% or 6.10 to 376.65.
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 December delivery was up 1.20% or 29.75 to $2,503.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.42% or 1.86 to hit $78.70 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 1.56 to trade at $81.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.00.