Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.36% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR), which rose 3.34% or 0.319 points to trade at 9.859 at the close. Meanwhile, Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) added 2.93% or 1.01 points to end at 35.72 and BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) was up 2.03% or 1.05 points to 52.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Technip (PA:TECF), which fell 2.81% or 1.75 points to trade at 60.53 at the close. Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) declined 1.19% or 1.25 points to end at 103.65 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) was down 1.10% or 0.70 points to 62.77.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ingenico Group (PA:INGC) which rose 4.92% to 76.80, Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which was up 4.01% to settle at 45.49 and Natixis (PA:CNAT) which gained 3.42% to close at 4.593.
The worst performers were Sartorius Stedim Biotech (PA:STDM) which was down 4.81% to 64.36 in late trade, JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which lost 3.42% to settle at 27.36 and Technip (PA:TECF) which was down 2.81% to 60.53 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 364 to 327 and 99 ended unchanged.
Shares in JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.42% or 0.97 to 27.36.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 5.09% to 17.24.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.34% or 4.35 to $1263.35 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.08% or 1.06 to hit $49.79 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 2.11% or 1.09 to trade at $50.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.0881, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8920.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 98.77.