Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.23%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI), which rose 4.20% or 0.97 points to trade at 24.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Vivendi SA (PA:VIV) added 2.73% or 0.60 points to end at 22.80 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.27% or 0.335 points to 26.790 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR), which fell 2.10% or 1.84 points to trade at 85.93 at the close. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 1.76% or 2.20 points to end at 122.45 and Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) was down 1.49% or 1.31 points to 86.45.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Genfit (PA:GNFT) which rose 4.51% to 22.500, Gemalto (AS:GTO) which was up 4.39% to settle at 33.89 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which gained 4.31% to close at 4.600.
The worst performers were Europcar Groupe SA (PA:EUCAR) which was down 5.30% to 10.00 in late trade, Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which lost 3.10% to settle at 64.430 and Electricite de France SA (PA:EDF) which was down 2.52% to 11.02 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 311 to 293 and 100 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.27% or 0.335 to 26.790.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 12.29% to 10.49.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.10% or 1.30 to $1247.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.77% or 0.44 to hit $57.80 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.77% or 1.12 to trade at $64.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1793, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.80.