Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.03%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PA:VLOF), which rose 6.27% or 1.62 points to trade at 27.47 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 5.76% or 1.040 points to end at 19.098 and STMicroelectronics NV (PA:STM) was up 4.29% or 0.565 points to 13.730 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP), which fell 3.60% or 1.72 points to trade at 46.01 at the close. Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) declined 0.94% or 1.50 points to end at 158.50 and Danone SA (PA:DANO) was down 0.51% or 0.35 points to 68.34.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Faurecia (PA:EPED) which rose 6.94% to 40.08, Eramet SA (PA:ERMT) which was up 6.74% to settle at 52.90 and Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) which gained 6.27% to close at 27.47.
The worst performers were Korian Medica SA (PA:KORI) which was down 4.77% to 34.360 in late trade, Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) which lost 3.60% to settle at 46.01 and Remy Cointreau (PA:RCOP) which was down 1.35% to 117.30 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 410 to 162 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.60% or 1.72 to 46.01. Shares in Publicis Groupe SA (PA:PUBP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.60% or 1.72 to 46.01.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 4.47% to 14.31.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.27% or 3.45 to $1295.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.78% or 1.07 to hit $61.21 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.69% or 1.14 to trade at $68.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1208, while EUR/GBP fell 0.89% to 0.8537.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 96.850.