Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Media and Household Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.99%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB), which rose 2.40% or 1.80 points to trade at 76.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Air Liquide SA (EPA:AIRP) added 2.37% or 3.84 points to end at 166.20 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) was up 2.02% or 4.35 points to 219.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP), which fell 2.52% or 5.95 points to trade at 230.30 at the close. Renault SA (EPA:RENA) declined 1.51% or 0.61 points to end at 39.73 and Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE) was down 0.84% or 0.14 points to 15.98.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which rose 5.95% to 3.49, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM) which was up 5.62% to settle at 188.75 and Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX) which gained 4.45% to close at 110.30.
The worst performers were Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) which was down 7.13% to 13.67 in late trade, Rubis SCA (EPA:RUBF) which lost 5.06% to settle at 24.02 and Elis Services SA (EPA:ELIS) which was down 4.82% to 18.56 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 259 to 227 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.52% or 5.95 to 230.30. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.13% or 1.05 to 13.67. Shares in Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.45% or 4.70 to 110.30.
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 0.21% or 5.30 to $2,529.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.09% or 0.74 to hit $68.41 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.49 to trade at $71.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 101.50.