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

The index dropped 0.74% at the Paris close, while it fell 0.75 percent.

TotalEnergies SE, which gained 2.52% (or 1.15 points) to close at 46.97 was the best performer of the session. Meanwhile, Pernod Ricard SA (PA:), added 2.05%, or 3.95 points, to reach 197.00 Thales In late trade, the (PA:), was up by 1.96% (2.20 points) to 114.25

Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA, which lost 4.26% (or 2.47 points) to trade at 55.45 by the end of the session was the worst performer. Renault SA (PA:), fell 3.85% or 0.99 to close at 24.74. Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA (PA) fell 2.88%, or 3.65 points, to 123.25.

These were the top performers on SBF 120 Neoen SA (PA) rose by 5.34%, to 37.48 Vallourec (PA): This was an increase of 3.48% and settled at 11.59 Eramet SA (PA:), which saw a 3.08% increase to reach 150.60.

They were among the most disappointing. Faurecia (PA:), which fell 8.47% to 24,.33 in late-trade, Valeo SA (PA) lost 6.36% and settled at 16.79 Technip Energies B.V. (PA) – which dropped 4.32% to 10.86 at close.

On the Paris Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing by 316 to 233, and ended unchanged at 93.

The was unchanged at 0.00% and 18.96, an all-time 52 week high.

For April delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.98% to $1930.90 an ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil rose by 2.41%, or 2.51, to $106.75 per barrel. The June Brent oil contract increased by 2.38%, or 2.56, to $110.27/barrel.

EUR/USD rose 0.65% to 1.12 while EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.227% to 0.85.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.5% at 97.90.