Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the General Retailers, Software and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.35% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.38%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Valeo SA (PARIS:VLOF), which rose 2.68% or 3.55 points to trade at 136.05 at the close. Peugeot SA (PARIS:PEUP) added 1.87% or 0.34 points to end at 18.57 and Kering SA (PARIS:PRTP) was up 1.65% or 2.75 points to 169.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lafargeholcim Ltd (PARIS:LHN), which lost 1.38% or 0.99 points to trade at 70.61 in late trade. Sanofi SA (PARIS:SASY) declined 0.58% or 0.57 points to end at 98.49 and Accor SA (PARIS:ACCP) shed 0.51% or 0.24 points to 47.52.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Adocia (PARIS:ADOC) which rose 5.06% to 93.650, Biomerieux (PARIS:BIOX) which was up 3.35% to settle at 107.85 and Dassault Systemes (PARIS:DAST) which gained 3.08% to close at 70.35.
The worst performers were Maurel Et Prom (PARIS:MAUP) which was down 3.18% to 6.21 in late trade, Virbac (PARIS:VIRB) which lost 1.86% to settle at 213.35 and Eramet (PARIS:ERMT) which was down 1.76% to 62.00 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 515 to 324 and 39 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was down 3.06% to 17.05 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Gold for August delivery was down 2.17% or 24.60 to $1107.30 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.33% or 0.68 to hit $50.53 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.88% or 0.51 to trade at $56.59 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.0854, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.6963.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 97.98.