France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 1.01%

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 1.01%, while the SBF 120 index lost 1.03%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF ), which rose 0.47% or 0.28 points to trade at 59.94 at the close. Meanwhile, EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ) added 0.32% or 0.70 points to end at 217.60 and Renault SA (EPA:RENA ) was up 0.20% or 0.08 points to 40.56 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI ), which fell 4.71% or 2.66 points to trade at 53.76 at the close. L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP ) declined 2.41% or 9.00 points to end at 363.70 and Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ) was down 2.35% or 5.60 points to 232.45.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR ) which rose 7.68% to 4.15, Forvia (EPA:FRVIA ) which was up 5.25% to settle at 8.38 and Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM ) which gained 3.14% to close at 8.88.

The worst performers were Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM ) which was down 6.14% to 198.90 in late trade, Eurofins Scientific SE (EPA:EUFI ) which lost 4.71% to settle at 53.76 and Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) which was down 4.26% to 5.12 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 318 to 186 and 89 ended unchanged.

Shares in EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX ) rose to all time highs; rising 0.32% or 0.70 to 217.60. Shares in L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.41% or 9.00 to 363.70. Shares in Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.68% or 0.30 to 4.15. Shares in Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS ) fell to all time lows; losing 4.26% or 0.23 to 5.12.

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 up 0.22% or 5.90 to $2,735.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.94% or 1.33 to hit $70.02 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.60% or 1.17 to trade at $74.23 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 103.75.

Source: Investing.com