Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.03%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN), which rose 6.35% or 3.16 points to trade at 52.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Orange SA (PA:ORAN) added 2.03% or 0.31 points to end at 15.60 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (PA:VIE) was up 1.14% or 0.220 points to 19.560 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.43% or 0.691 points to trade at 19.414 at the close. Airbus Group SE (PA:AIR) declined 1.53% or 1.13 points to end at 72.63 and Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) was down 1.01% or 1.20 points to 117.60.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Lafargeholcim Ltd (PA:LHN) which rose 6.35% to 52.92, Groupe Eurotunnel (PA:GETP) which was up 3.36% to settle at 10.615 and Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which gained 2.33% to close at 62.49.
The worst performers were Soitec SA (PA:SOIT) which was down 3.47% to 44.500 in late trade, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) which lost 3.43% to settle at 19.414 and STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which was down 2.11% to 14.365 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 359 to 267 and 101 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 6.70% to 14.22.
Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.47% or 5.84 to $1259.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 0.85% or 0.43 to hit $51.10 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 0.58% or 0.31 to trade at $53.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1232, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8633.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 96.88.