L'Oreal shares surge after posting higher third quarter sales

L'Oreal's shares rose sharply on Wednesday after the cosmetics and fashion group reported higher third-quarter sales, with turnover driven by booming demand in Asia.

L'Oreal shares were up 5.3 percent in early session trading.

Late on Tuesday, L'Oreal posted revenues of 6.47 billion euros(5.77 billion pounds), up 6.2 percent from a year earlier and rising 7.5 percent on a like-for-like (LFL) basis, which strips out currency swings and the effect of acquisitions.

"Outstanding Q3 LFL top-line growth was ahead of the elevated levels of H1 and consensus expectations," wrote Bernstein analyst Andrew Wood in a note.

"L'Oreal's stock has been lacklustre in recent weeks, giving up some year-to-date gains, as investors worried about slowing top-line momentum, but the strong Q3 should drive a good, positive stock reaction," he added.