Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.86%, while the SBF 120 index lost 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Sodexo (PA:EXHO), which rose 1.88% or 1.95 points to trade at 105.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 0.97% or 1.00 points to end at 104.55 and Bouygues SA (PA:BOUY) was up 0.49% or 0.14 points to 29.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA), which fell 2.10% or 0.087 points to trade at 4.062 at the close. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 2.09% or 1.13 points to end at 52.84 and L’Oreal SA (PA:OREP) was down 1.78% or 2.95 points to 163.05.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 3.00% to 8.687, JC Decaux SA (PA:JCDX) which was up 2.94% to settle at 27.86 and Sodexo (PA:EXHO) which gained 1.88% to close at 105.80.
The worst performers were Rexel (PA:RXL) which was down 5.85% to 12.63 in late trade, Gemalto (AS:GTO) which lost 5.38% to settle at 49.53 and CGG SA (PA:GEPH) which was down 4.37% to 24.0900 at the close.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 389 to 289 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nokia Oyj (PA:NOKIA) fell to all time lows; losing 2.10% or 0.087 to 4.062. Shares in STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.00% or 0.253 to 8.687. Shares in Gemalto (AS:GTO) fell to 3-years lows; down 5.38% or 2.81 to 49.53.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 10.52% to 20.33 a new 1-month high.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.07% or 0.95 to $1275.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 3.24% or 1.58 to hit $47.12 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 3.55% or 1.80 to trade at $48.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.0976, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8977.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 98.36.