Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.12%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP), which rose 1.98% or 1.73 points to trade at 88.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Danone SA (PA:DANO) added 1.68% or 1.11 points to end at 67.16 and Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) was up 1.24% or 1.18 points to 96.63 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which fell 1.64% or 0.29 points to trade at 17.66 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) declined 1.29% or 0.17 points to end at 13.42 and AXA SA (PA:AXAF) was down 1.08% or 0.20 points to 18.73.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which rose 6.00% to 24.3900, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 3.56% to settle at 4.132 and Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which gained 3.20% to close at 7.99.
The worst performers were Technicolor (PA:TCH) which was down 4.26% to 5.817 in late trade, Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) which lost 4.06% to settle at 8.280 and Zodiac Aerospace (PA:ZODC) which was down 2.79% to 21.07 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 305 to 259 and 88 ended unchanged.
Shares in Television Francaise 1 SA (PA:TFFP) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.06% or 0.350 to 8.280.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.12% to 19.88.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.28% or 3.70 to $1313.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.58% or 0.28 to hit $48.52 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.80% or 0.40 to trade at $50.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1212, while EUR/GBP rose 0.82% to 0.8731.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 95.64.