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

Paris closed with an increase of 2.50% and the index gaining 2.34%.

The best performers of the session on the were L’Oreal SA (EPA:), which rose 4.81% or 14.85 points to trade at 323.85 at the close. TotalEnergies SE, (EPA:), gained 4.58% (or 2.20) to trade at 50.35. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE was up 4.28% (or 23.50) to 573.00 late trade.

They were also the worst performers of the session. Euroapi SAS (EPA:) fell by 5.43% (0.79 points) to close at 13.71 Alstom SA (EPA,) dropped 5.16% or 1.19 point to finish at 21.85. Eurofins Scientific SE(EPA:), was down 1.06% (0.88 points to 82.50).

Top performers in the SBF 120 competition were Faurecia (EPA:), which rose to 21.41 by 5.99% Elior Group (EPA) was at 2.71, an increase of 5.53% Accessor SA (EPA) closed at 30.57 after a gain of 5.27%.

Euroapi SAS (EPA) was the worst performer, falling 5.43% at 13.71 in late trading. Alstom SA (EPA) lost 5.16% and settled at 21.85. Ubisoft Entertainment (EPA:), which fell 5.11% to 41.61 as of the closing.

By 353 to 19, 190, and 100 respectively, rising stocks outnumbered falling ones at the Paris Stock Exchange.

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

For June delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.57% to $1851.41 an troy ounce. Other commodities traded included Crude oil, which rose 6.17 percent to $105.93/barrel in June, and the July Brent crude oil contract, which rose 5.22% to $107.81/barrel.

EUR/USD was stable at 0.04%, 1.05 and EUR/GBP unaffected at 0.34% and 0.86.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.8% to 103.86.