Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Foods & Drugs, Gas & Water and General Financial sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.07% to hit a new 5-year high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO), which rose 2.02% or 2.10 points to trade at 106.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Dassault Systemes SE (PA:DAST) added 1.76% or 2.40 points to end at 139.05 and Societe Generale SA (PA:SOGN) was up 1.30% or 0.37 points to 28.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Accor SA (PA:ACCP), which fell 2.82% or 1.12 points to trade at 38.59 at the close. Renault SA (PA:RENA) declined 1.24% or 0.58 points to end at 46.16 and Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) was down 1.22% or 0.19 points to 15.36.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which rose 7.73% to 14.630, Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) which was up 3.61% to settle at 132.10 and ALD SA (PA:ALDA) which gained 2.60% to close at 14.22.
The worst performers were Accor SA (PA:ACCP) which was down 2.82% to 38.59 in late trade, Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which lost 2.42% to settle at 53.24 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) which was down 1.87% to 97.86 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 308 to 261 and 101 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sodexo SA (PA:EXHO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.02% or 2.10 to 106.15. Shares in Sopra Steria Group SA (PA:SOPR) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.61% or 4.60 to 132.10.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 0.43% to 12.18.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.43% or 6.35 to $1456.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.49% or 0.28 to hit $56.96 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.32% or 0.20 to trade at $62.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1039, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.8585.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 98.015.