Investing.com – France equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 gained 0.72% to hit a new 1-month high, while the SBF 120 index gained 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the CAC 40 were LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (EPA:LVMH), which rose 3.52% or 22.20 points to trade at 652.60 at the close. Kering SA (EPA:PRTP) added 3.48% or 8.30 points to end at 246.50 and Societe Generale SA (EPA:SOGN) was up 3.12% or 0.81 points to 26.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW), which lost 1.64% or 1.28 points to trade at 76.60 in late trade. Thales (EPA:TCFP) declined 1.41% or 2.00 points to end at 139.80 and Schneider Electric SE (EPA:SCHN) shed 1.35% or 3.40 points to 248.30.
The top performers on the SBF 120 were Eramet SA (EPA:ERMT) which rose 8.61% to 54.85, Forvia (EPA:FRVIA) which was up 7.85% to settle at 9.28 and Opmobility SE (EPA:OPM) which gained 5.08% to close at 9.72.
The worst performers were Vusiongroup SA (EPA:VU) which was down 2.87% to 135.60 in late trade, Klepierre SA (EPA:LOIM) which lost 2.77% to settle at 28.08 and Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT) which was down 2.08% to 84.70 at the close.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 313 to 204 and 72 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 February delivery was up 1.12% or 29.84 to $2,689.44 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.93% or 1.30 to hit $68.50 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.66% or 1.18 to trade at $72.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 105.67.