Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the General Retailers, Software and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.35% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PARIS:VLOF), which rose 2.68% or 3.55 points to trade at 136.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Peugeot SA (PARIS:PEUP) added 1.87% or 0.34 points to end at 18.57 and Kering SA (PARIS:PRTP) was up 1.65% or 2.75 points to 169.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lafargeholcim Ltd (PARIS:LHN), which fell 1.38% or 0.99 points to trade at 70.61 at the close. Sanofi SA (PARIS:SASY) declined 0.58% or 0.57 points to end at 98.49 and Accor SA (PARIS:ACCP) was down 0.51% or 0.24 points to 47.52.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Adocia (PARIS:ADOC) which rose 5.06% to 93.650, Biomerieux (PARIS:BIOX) which was up 3.35% to settle at 107.85 and Dassault Systemes (PARIS:DAST) which gained 3.08% to close at 70.35.
The worst performers were Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) which was down 3.18% to 6.21 in late trade, Virbac (PARIS:VIRB) which lost 1.86% to settle at 213.35 and Eramet (PARIS:ERMT) which was down 1.76% to 62.00 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 515 to 324 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in Adocia (PARIS:ADOC) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.06% or 4.510 to 93.650. Shares in Biomerieux (PARIS:BIOX) rose to all time highs; rising 3.35% or 3.50 to 107.85. Shares in Eramet (PARIS:ERMT) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.76% or 1.11 to 62.00.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.06% to 17.05 a new 3-months low.
Gold for August delivery was down 2.15% or 24.30 to $1107.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.29% or 0.66 to hit $50.55 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.92% or 0.53 to trade at $56.58 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.0853, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.6962.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 97.99.