France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 1.20%

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials , Financials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.20%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 1.14%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ), which rose 3.48% or 3.00 points to trade at 89.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) added 3.34% or 8.05 points to end at 248.80 and Safran SA (EPA:SAF ) was up 2.59% or 5.70 points to 225.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hermes International SCA (EPA:HRMS ), which fell 0.92% or 19.00 points to trade at 2,049.00 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ) declined 0.63% or 0.15 points to end at 23.76 and Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV ) was down 0.62% or 0.06 points to 9.25.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Forvia (EPA:FRVIA ) which rose 5.00% to 9.20, Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ) which was up 3.48% to settle at 89.10 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) which gained 3.34% to close at 248.80.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS ) which was down 3.71% to 0.65 in late trade, Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI ) which lost 3.62% to settle at 39.81 and Nexity (EPA:NEXI ) which was down 2.59% to 13.53 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 269 to 222 and 101 ended unchanged.

Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ) rose to all time highs; up 3.48% or 3.00 to 89.10. Shares in Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.34% or 8.05 to 248.80. Shares in Safran SA (EPA:SAF ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.59% or 5.70 to 225.50. Shares in Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.48% or 3.00 to 89.10. Shares in Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.34% or 8.05 to 248.80.

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 December delivery was down 2.70% or 72.65 to $2,622.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.98% or 2.10 to hit $68.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.68% or 1.98 to trade at $71.89 a barrel.

EUR/USD was down 0.60% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 105.42.

Source: Investing.com