France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.72%
Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.72% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH ), which rose 3.52% or 22.20 points to trade at 652.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ) added 3.48% or 8.30 points to end at 246.50 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN ) was up 3.12% or 0.81 points to 26.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW ), which fell 1.64% or 1.28 points to trade at 76.60 at the close. Thales (EPA:TCFP ) declined 1.41% or 2.00 points to end at 139.80 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) was down 1.35% or 3.40 points to 248.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT ) which rose 8.61% to 54.85, Forvia (EPA:FRVIA ) which was up 7.85% to settle at 9.28 and Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM ) which gained 5.08% to close at 9.72.
The worst performers were Vusiongroup SA (EPA:VU ) which was down 2.87% to 135.60 in late trade, Klepierre SA (EPA:LOIM ) which lost 2.77% to settle at 28.08 and Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) which was down 2.08% to 84.70 at the close.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 313 to 204 and 72 ended unchanged.
The CAC 40 VIX , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.13% or 30.15 to $2,689.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.90% or 1.28 to hit $68.48 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.66% or 1.18 to trade at $72.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.25% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 105.66.
Source: Investing.com
