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

The index gained 0.61 percent at the Paris close.

They were the top performers at the session Renault SA (PA:) rose by 3.49% to close at 33.22. EssilorLuxottica SA, PA:, gained 2.9% (or 4.00) to finish at 164.84. Credit Agricole In late trade, SA (PA:), was up 2.07% (0.26 points) to 12.85

Eurofins Scientific SE, (PA:), fell 1.47 percent or 1.62 point to trade at 110.54 by the end of the session. Danone SA (PA:), fell by 1.00% (0.58 points) to close at 57.54 Pernod Ricard SA (PA) fell 0.48%, or 0.95 points, to 197.60

DBV Technologies (PA) was the top performer on SBF 120, rising 9.67% up to 9.30 Vallourec (PA) which increased 6.70% to settle in 7.720 Albioma SA (PA) closed at 34.08 after a gain of 6.17%.

These were the worst performers Mcphy Energy (PA) was at a record low of 5.44%, or 18.93, in late-trade. La Francaise Des Jeux Sa (PA): The PA lost 3.80% and settled at 42.76 Wendel (PA): The close was 3.05% lower at 117.60

The Paris Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stocks by 0.

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

The December delivery of Gold Futures was 1.65% lower or 29.70 at $1768.20 per troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil unchanged for December delivery at $81.73/barrel, or 0.00, while December Brent oil contracts rose by 1.00%, or 0.84, to trade at $84.84/barrel.

EUR/USD rose 0.06%, to 1.1601, and EUR/GBP dropped 0.47% to 0.8438.

At 93.960, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.00%.