Investing.com – France equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.19%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which rose 1.17% or 0.245 points to trade at 21.225 at the close. Valeo SA (PA:VLOF) added 1.17% or 0.70 points to end at 60.70 and TechnipFMC PLC (PA:FTI) was up 1.08% or 0.27 points to 24.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Societe Generale (PA:SOGN), which lost 3.65% or 1.67 points to trade at 44.03 in late trade. BNP Paribas SA (PA:BNPP) declined 1.22% or 0.80 points to end at 64.96 and Credit Agricole SA (PA:CAGR) shed 1.05% or 0.155 points to 14.645.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Gemalto (AS:GTO) which rose 2.43% to 34.21, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 2.12% to settle at 5.166 and Aeroports De Paris SA (PA:ADP) which gained 1.97% to close at 150.35.
The worst performers were Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) which was down 3.65% to 44.03 in late trade, Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which lost 2.64% to settle at 12.545 and SES (PA:SESFd) which was down 2.46% to 13.26 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 331 to 297 and 82 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 0.05% to 11.00.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.06% or 13.44 to $1282.64 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.61% or 1.45 to hit $57.09 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 2.92% or 1.81 to trade at $63.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1606, while EUR/GBP fell 0.57% to 0.8826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.70.