Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.31%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Orange SA (PA:ORAN), which rose 2.18% or 0.32 points to trade at 14.79 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) added 1.88% or 0.32 points to end at 17.07 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 1.67% or 2.50 points to 152.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE), which fell 2.59% or 0.555 points to trade at 20.900 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.48% or 0.07 points to end at 4.86 and Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) was down 1.39% or 0.61 points to 43.40.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Alten (PA:LTEN) which rose 4.02% to 56.17, Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which was up 3.31% to settle at 26.210 and Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which gained 2.74% to close at 41.29.
The worst performers were Maurel Et Prom (PA:MAUP) which was down 7.69% to 3.24 in late trade, CGG (PA:GEPH) which lost 6.10% to settle at 0.77 and Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 5.69% to 4.28 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 358 to 328 and 85 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alten (PA:LTEN) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.02% or 2.17 to 56.17.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 3.66% to 23.48.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.24% or 3.05 to $1293.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.57% or 1.18 to hit $44.74 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.02% or 1.43 to trade at $45.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.51% to 1.1512, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.7853.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.35% at 92.69.