France stocks lower at close of trade; CAC 40 down 0.43% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Paris, the lost 0.43%, while the index fell 0.34%.

The best performers of the session on the were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:), which rose 2.58% or 0.58 points to trade at 23.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Renault SA (EPA:) added 2.27% or 0.56 points to end at 25.27 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:) was up 2.13% or 0.51 points to 24.42 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Safran SA (EPA:), which fell 2.24% or 2.13 points to trade at 92.87 at the close. EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:) declined 2.22% or 3.25 points to end at 143.30 and Worldline SA (EPA:) was down 2.15% or 0.83 points to 37.70.

The top performers on the SBF 120 were Vallourec (EPA:) which rose 4.38% to 12.15, Faurecia (EPA:) which was up 3.94% to settle at 20.06 and Nexans SA (EPA:) which gained 3.12% to close at 79.30.

The worst performers were Ipsen SA (EPA:) which was down 2.67% to 85.55 in late trade, Inter Parfums Inc. (EPA:) which lost 2.36% to settle at 45.55 and Safran SA (EPA:) which was down 2.24% to 92.87 at the close.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 293 to 247 and 94 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 18.96 a new 52-week high.

Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.19% or 3.55 to $1,826.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 2.56% or 2.76 to hit $110.38 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 2.41% or 2.63 to trade at $111.73 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.56.