France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 up 0.99%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Media and Household Goods sectors led shares higher while losses in the Industrials , Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.99%, while the SBF 120 index declined 1.12%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (EPA:SGOB ), which rose 2.40% or 1.80 points to trade at 76.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Air Liquide SA (EPA:AIRP ) added 2.37% or 3.84 points to end at 166.20 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN ) was up 2.02% or 4.35 points to 219.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ), which fell 2.52% or 5.95 points to trade at 230.30 at the close. Renault SA (EPA:RENA ) declined 1.51% or 0.61 points to end at 39.73 and Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE ) was down 0.84% or 0.14 points to 15.98.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR ) which rose 5.95% to 3.49, Sartorius Stedim Biotech SA (EPA:STDM ) which was up 5.62% to settle at 188.75 and Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX ) which gained 4.45% to close at 110.30.

The worst performers were Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP ) which was down 7.13% to 13.67 in late trade, Rubis SCA (EPA:RUBF ) which lost 5.06% to settle at 24.02 and Elis Services SA (EPA:ELIS ) which was down 4.82% to 18.56 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 259 to 227 and 96 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kering SA (EPA:PRTP ) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.52% or 5.95 to 230.30. Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:UBIP ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.13% or 1.05 to 13.67. Shares in Biomerieux SA (EPA:BIOX ) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.45% or 4.70 to 110.30.

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 up 0.21% or 5.30 to $2,529.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.09% or 0.74 to hit $68.41 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.69% or 0.49 to trade at $71.55 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 101.50.

Source: Investing.com