Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.22%, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.26%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 3.22% or 0.214 points to trade at 6.863 at the close. Peugeot SA (PA:PEUP) added 1.93% or 0.36 points to end at 19.29 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.81% or 2.15 points to 121.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP), which lost 1.19% or 1.15 points to trade at 95.20 in late trade. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) declined 1.03% or 1.25 points to end at 120.70 and Pernod Ricard SA (PA:PERP) shed 0.95% or 1.15 points to 120.25.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Ubisoft Entertainment (PA:UBIP) which rose 4.53% to 50.000, Vallourec (PA:VLLP) which was up 3.81% to settle at 6.341 and Air France KLM SA (PA:AIRF) which gained 3.61% to close at 9.540.
The worst performers were Cap Gemini SA (PA:CAPP) which was down 1.19% to 95.20 in late trade, Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA:MICP) which lost 1.03% to settle at 120.70 and Worldline SA (PA:WLN) which was down 0.99% to 31.100 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 389 to 230 and 96 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 2.13% to 13.72.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for June delivery was up 0.31% or 3.82 to $1231.52 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 2.78% or 1.33 to hit $49.17 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract rose 2.54% or 1.29 to trade at $52.13 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.0972, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 98.81.