Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.70%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW), which rose 1.25% or 0.90 points to trade at 72.70 at the close. TotalEnergies SE (EPA:TTEF) added 1.13% or 0.70 points to end at 62.86 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 0.77% or 0.16 points to 21.01 in late trade.
Biggest losers included STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which lost 0.73% or 0.21 points to trade at 27.91 in late trade. Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) declined 0.55% or 0.21 points to end at 38.08 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) shed 0.54% or 0.12 points to 21.36.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Clariane SE (EPA:CLARI) which rose 5.05% to 1.91, Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) which was up 3.47% to settle at 8.64 and Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI) which gained 2.76% to close at 39.09.
The worst performers were Euroapi SAS (EPA:EAPI) which was down 3.51% to 4.07 in late trade, Nexans SA (EPA:NEXS) which lost 2.80% to settle at 118.20 and Imerys SA (EPA:IMTP) which was down 2.38% to 30.36 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 261 to 208 and 110 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
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.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.18% or 4.50 to $2,550.80 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.98% or 2.23 to hit $77.06 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.39% or 1.87 to trade at $80.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.75.