France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.57%

Investing.com – France stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.57%, while the SBF 120 index fell 0.54%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Engie SA (EPA:ENGIE), which rose 0.63% or 0.10 points to trade at 15.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Credit Agricole SA (EPA:CAGR) added 0.60% or 0.08 points to end at 13.31 and Orange SA (EPA:ORAN) was up 0.46% or 0.04 points to 9.63 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP), which fell 2.06% or 7.10 points to trade at 337.40 at the close. STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) declined 1.54% or 0.38 points to end at 24.00 and Edenred SA (EPA:EDEN) was down 1.47% or 0.46 points to 30.86.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Elior Group (EPA:ELIOR) which rose 2.20% to 2.79, Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was up 2.07% to settle at 2.27 and Dassault Aviation SA (EPA:AM) which gained 1.61% to close at 195.80.

The worst performers were Atos SE (EPA:ATOS) which was unchanged 7.41% to 0.00 in late trade, L’Oreal SA (EPA:OREP) which lost 2.06% to settle at 337.40 and Valneva (EPA:VLS) which was down 2.05% to 2.10 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 274 to 237 and 96 ended unchanged.

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.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.63% or 16.69 to $2,615.21 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.32% or 0.93 to hit $71.53 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.95% or 0.70 to trade at $74.49 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 108.05.