Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.22%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 7.76% or 0.31 points to trade at 4.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Carrefour SA (PA:CARR) added 2.57% or 0.60 points to end at 24.16 and Accor SA (PA:ACCP) was up 1.78% or 0.65 points to 36.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airbus Group (PA:AIR), which fell 2.02% or 1.16 points to trade at 56.35 at the close. Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) declined 1.87% or 0.099 points to end at 5.202 and Essilor International Compagnie Generale d’Optique SA (PA:ESSI) was down 1.35% or 1.45 points to 106.00.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) which rose 7.76% to 4.36, CGG (PA:GEPH) which was up 4.55% to settle at 0.69 and Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which gained 4.51% to close at 51.80.
The worst performers were Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was down 41.83% to 3.65 in late trade, Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which lost 3.15% to settle at 23.250 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was down 3.01% to 58.65 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 375 to 283 and 107 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.04% to 22.77.
Gold for June delivery was up 1.25% or 15.60 to $1259.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.56% or 0.62 to hit $40.34 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 1.88% or 0.79 to trade at $42.73 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1416, while EUR/GBP fell 0.76% to 0.8017.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.31% at 93.93.