Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 fell 0.69%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Legrand SA (PA:LEGD), which rose 3.79% or 1.87 points to trade at 51.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Safran SA (PA:SAF) added 2.02% or 1.23 points to end at 62.03 and Kering SA (PA:PRTP) was up 1.38% or 2.35 points to 172.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which fell 3.67% or 1.12 points to trade at 29.43 at the close. Technip (PA:TECF) declined 3.24% or 1.62 points to end at 48.30 and Air Liquide SA (PA:AIRP) was down 2.42% or 2.31 points to 93.08.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Amundi SA (PA:AMUN) which rose 7.42% to 41.99, Legrand SA (PA:LEGD) which was up 3.79% to settle at 51.22 and Safran SA (PA:SAF) which gained 2.02% to close at 62.03.
The worst performers were CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 6.22% to 20.0500 in late trade, Casino Guichard (PA:CASP) which lost 5.24% to settle at 45.91 and Eutelsat Communications (PA:ETL) which was down 4.78% to 16.93 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 349 to 312 and 114 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.14% to 19.30.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.55 to $1359.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 3.82% or 1.59 to hit $40.01 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.54% or 1.54 to trade at $41.99 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1170, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8460.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 95.64.