France stocks mixed at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.21%

Investing.com – France stocks were mixed after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher while losses in the Consumer Services, Gas&Water and Support Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 declined 0.21%, while the SBF 120 index added 0.46%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE (EPA:URW), which rose 1.28% or 0.98 points to trade at 77.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Bouygues SA (EPA:BOUY) added 1.23% or 0.39 points to end at 32.04 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:VIE) was up 1.14% or 0.34 points to 30.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA), which fell 3.36% or 0.87 points to trade at 24.89 at the close. Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) declined 1.83% or 0.66 points to end at 35.50 and Capgemini SE (EPA:CAPP) was down 1.55% or 3.00 points to 190.15.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Rexel (EPA:RXL) which rose 9.06% to 25.05, Virbac SA (EPA:VIRB) which was up 7.99% to settle at 392.00 and ICADE (EPA:ICAD) which gained 4.01% to close at 26.46.

The worst performers were Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) which was down 15.22% to 6.12 in late trade, Soitec SA (EPA:SOIT) which lost 7.67% to settle at 93.25 and Eutelsat Communications SA (EPA:ETL) which was down 5.61% to 3.94 at the close.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 273 to 211 and 105 ended unchanged.

Shares in STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.36% or 0.87 to 24.89. Shares in Worldline SA (EPA:WLN) fell to all time lows; down 15.22% or 1.10 to 6.12. Shares in Virbac SA (EPA:VIRB) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.99% or 29.00 to 392.00.

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 December delivery was down 0.11% or 2.95 to $2,607.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.56% or 1.06 to hit $68.81 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.35% or 0.97 to trade at $72.58 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.43.