The star CAC 40 index rose by 45.50 points to 6,298.64 points.
The day before, it had fallen by 1.66%.
The Parisian rating has long revolved around the balance, before gaining height after the opening of the American markets.
But investors remain "febrile" before the publication of the minutes of the Fed, explains to AFP Eymane Cherfa, analyst of Myria AM.
Still worried about the "economic outlook and the impact of inflation on businesses", they hope to find in the report "more visibility" on the institution's policy and on its projections about activity. economy in the coming months, he continues.
"The stress indicators" of market players remain at their highest since the 2007/2008 crisis, adds Mr. Cherfa.
Another sign of calm in the markets on Wednesday before this meeting, interest rates for government bonds in Europe remained stable, while this market segment has chained sessions of strong variations in recent months.
The Paris Stock Exchange will be open on Thursday, a public holiday, but the trading volume will be reduced in the absence of many investors.
This configuration is conducive to greater variations.
TotalEnergies heckled in AG, not on the Stock Exchange
Started under high tension with shareholders blocked outside by demonstrators, the general meeting of TotalEnergies ended in the middle of the day with a large vote in favor of its climate strategy, denounced by environmental NGOs and several small shareholders. .
The action rose 2.86% to 53.95 euros, the second best performance of the CAC 40 of the day, after the oil giant announced that it had acquired 50% of the American producer of renewable energies Clearway Energy Group from the fund. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
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