French stock market index up 3.54 percent

The French stock market benchmark index CAC 40 gained an advance of 3.54 percent to close at 4,616.90 points on Monday, up 158.02 points.

The CAC 40 of Paris was encouraged to close higher on Monday with all of the 40 selected stocks gaining advance, Xinhua news agency reported.

The top three gainers on Monday were ArcelorMittal, up 8.65 percent, Technip, up 7.55 percent, and Accor, up 5.33 percent.

In the previous trading day, the CAC 40 gained a slight advance of 0.73 percent to close at 4,458.88 points, up 32.34 points.