Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.30% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which rose 2.59% or 0.415 points to trade at 16.435 at the close. Sodexo (PA:EXHO) added 2.40% or 2.40 points to end at 102.40 and Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) was up 2.22% or 1.60 points to 73.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR), which lost 1.18% or 0.180 points to trade at 15.035 in late trade. Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) declined 0.99% or 0.195 points to end at 19.535 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) shed 0.87% or 0.12 points to 14.28.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which rose 3.26% to 4.874, Tarkett (PA:TKTT) which was up 3.24% to settle at 36.34 and STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which gained 2.59% to close at 16.435.
The worst performers were Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 4.86% to 10.560 in late trade, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which lost 1.32% to settle at 26.250 and Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 1.22% to 2.990 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 325 to 259 and 98 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.44% to 11.52.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.06% or 14.00 to $1311.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.44% or 0.22 to hit $50.22 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.24 to trade at $55.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.1929, while EUR/GBP rose 0.67% to 0.8850.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 91.90.