France Stock Market Overview

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

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.71%, while the SBF 120 index declined 0.73%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were:
– Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV): rose 41.74% or 0.77 points to trade at 2.61 at the close.
– EssilorLuxottica SA (EPA:ESLX): added 1.25% or 2.90 points to end at 234.10.
– Safran SA (EPA:SAF): up 0.62% or 1.30 points to 210.40 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM): fell 4.50% or 0.60 points to trade at 12.74.
– Teleperformance SE (EPA:TEPRF): declined 4.03% or 3.44 points to end at 81.90.
– Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST): down 2.34% or 0.82 points to 34.15.

SBF 120 Highlights

The top performers on the SBF 120 were:
– Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV): rose 41.74% to 2.61.
– Worldline SA (EPA:WLN): up 8.05% to settle at 8.83.
– Viridien SA (EPA:VIRI): gained 3.12% to close at 48.26.

However, the worst performers included:
– Atos SE (EPA:ATOS): unchanged, down 21.74% to 0.00.
– Emeis SA (EPA:EMEIS): down 8.17% to 5.11.
– Stellantis NV (EPA:STLAM): down 4.50% to 12.74.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Paris Stock Exchange by 296 to 187, while 96 ended unchanged.

Additional Insights

Shares in Vivendi SA reached 5-year lows, rising 41.74% or 0.77 to 2.61. Conversely, Teleperformance SA fell to 5-year lows, losing 4.03% or 3.44 to 81.90.

The CAC 40 VIX, which measures the implied volatility of CAC 40 options, was unchanged at 18.96, marking a new 52-week high.

Commodities Outlook

• Gold Futures for February delivery were down 0.20% or 5.46 to $2,670.34 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery fell 1.59% or 1.13 to hit $70.16 a barrel.
• Brent oil fell 0.95% or 0.71 to trade at $73.78 a barrel.

Currency Performance

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 106.57.