Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The index gained 1.37% at the Paris close.

They were the top performers at the session Credit Agricole SA (PA): traded at 12.44 after the close, up 5.67%. That’s a 0.67 point increase. In the meantime, BNP Paribas SA (PA:), added 4.62%, or 2.51 points, to reach 56.88 Societe Generale In late trade, SA (PA:), was up 4.34% or 1.16 point to 27.90

These were the worst performers of the session. Alstom SA (PA) fell by 1.33%, or 0.42 points, to close at 31.18. Danone SA (PA:), fell 0.33 point or 0.57% to reach 57.76 Thales (PA:) fell 0.14%, or 0.12 points, to 84.46.

Credit Agricole SA rose 5.7% to 12.44; Electricite de France SA was up 5.49% and settled at 12.49. BNP Paribas SA gained 4.62% to finish at 56.88.

In late trade BIC (PA :), which fell 6.41% to 48.20, was the worst performer. Mcphy Energy (PA): The PA lost 5.88% in order to settle at 16,00 Orpea SA (PA), which fell 4.46% at 95.54 at close.

The Paris Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 344 to 262, while 81 ended the same.

Societe Generale SA shares rose to 52 week highs (PA:), gaining 4.34%, or 1.16 to 27,90.

The was unchanged at 0%, to 18.96, an all-time high of 6-months.

Dec delivery gold futures fell 0.35% to $1761.35 per troy-ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose by 1.86%, 1.44, to reach $79.06/barrel, while December Brent oil contracts rose by 1.81%, 1.47, to trade at $82.73/barrel.

EUR/USD dropped 0.09% at 1.1610 and EUR/GBP declined 0.29% at 0.8511.

At 93.880, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.11%.