France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.50%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology , Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.50%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ), which rose 3.04% or 6.60 points to trade at 223.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF ) added 1.47% or 1.44 points to end at 99.34 and Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ) was up 1.30% or 3.00 points to 233.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA ), which fell 2.98% or 0.74 points to trade at 24.11 at the close. Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) declined 2.33% or 5.60 points to end at 234.30 and Thales (EPA:TCFP ) was down 1.97% or 2.95 points to 146.50.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT ) which rose 3.89% to 56.15, Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which was up 3.79% to settle at 6.55 and EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ) which gained 3.04% to close at 223.60.

The worst performers were Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP ) which was down 4.90% to 13.49 in late trade, X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB ) which lost 4.42% to settle at 4.15 and Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) which was down 3.96% to 70.30 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 304 to 204 and 81 ended unchanged.

Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.04% or 6.60 to 223.60. Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA ) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.98% or 0.74 to 24.11. Shares in X Fab Silicon Foundries EV (EPA:XFAB ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.42% or 0.19 to 4.15. Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.04% or 6.60 to 223.60. Shares in Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.96% or 2.90 to 70.30.

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 0.25% or 6.75 to $2,742.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.53% or 1.76 to hit $71.25 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.34% or 1.71 to trade at $74.81 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 103.79.

Source: Investing.com