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

Paris closed with an increase of 1.30% and the index increasing by 1.29%.

Engie SA, which gained 5.33% (or 0.62 points) to trade at 12.25 after the close of the session. Meanwhile, Societe Generale SA (EPA) gained 3.62%, or 0.84 points, to close at 24.05. Schneider Electric SE was up 3.37% (or 4.20 points) to 128.92 late trade.

They were also the worst performers of the session. Pernod Ricard SA (EPA) fell 1.18%, or 2.25 points, to close at 189.00 Danone SA (EPA:), fell 1.17% (0.66 points) to reach 55.94 Carrefour SA (EPA:), was at 21.03 with a drop of 0.66%.

These were the top performers on SBF 120 Elior Group (EPA:), which rose 7.52 to 3.06 Orpea SA (EPA) was at 33.64 with an increase of 6.46% Valneva (EPA): The EPA gained 6.29% to close on 10.26

These were the worst performers Casino Guichard Perrachon SA – (EPA:) was 2.80% lower to 18.39 by late trade. Trigano SA (EPA,) fell 1.23% to 120.60. Pernod Ricard SA was also down 1.18% at 189.00.

The Paris Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining ones by 352-182 while 105 ended the same.

The implied volatility index of CAC 40 options was at 0.00%, a 52-week record.

For June delivery, Gold Futures rose 0.33% to $1.819.93 per troy an ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil fell 0.35 percent to $111.47 per barrel. The July Brent oil contract dropped 0.18 or 0.21 to $114.03 per barrel.

EUR/USD was up by 1.07% at 1.05, and EUR/GBP unchanged by 0.22% at 0.84.

At 103.39, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.78%.