Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.27% to hit a new 3-month high, while the SBF 120 index added 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM), which rose 4.33% or 0.730 points to trade at 17.605 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 2.09% or 0.30 points to end at 14.62 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 2.01% or 0.505 points to 25.680 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vivendi SA (PA:VIV), which lost 1.61% or 0.34 points to trade at 20.48 in late trade. Vinci SA (PA:SGEF) declined 0.76% or 0.62 points to end at 80.46 and Societe Generale (PA:SOGN) shed 0.75% or 0.36 points to 48.26.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were STMicroelectronics (PA:STM) which rose 4.33% to 17.605, Maisons du Monde SAS (PA:MDM) which was up 3.13% to settle at 37.900 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) which gained 2.09% to close at 14.62.
The worst performers were DBV Technologies (PA:DBV) which was down 45.45% to 44.760 in late trade, Genfit (PA:GNFT) which lost 3.69% to settle at 21.170 and Innate Pharma (PA:IPH) which was down 2.38% to 9.840 at the close.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 353 to 257 and 84 ended unchanged on the Paris Stock Exchange.
The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was up 1.32% to 11.98.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 2.70 to $1283.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $51.88 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.50% or 0.29 to trade at $57.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1755, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8907.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 93.72.