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French stock market index up at closing

Xinhua, March 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The French stock market benchmark index CAC 40 advanced by 0.46 percent to close at 5,010.46 points on Friday, up 23.13 points.

Benefiting from the softness of Euro, the CAC 40 closed higher on Friday with 27 of the 40 selected companies gaining advance while Veolia Environnement and GDF Suez stayed the same as previous trading day.

With today's gain, the CAC 40 reached its highest level since mid-2008.

Friday's top three gainers were Michelin, up 4.02 percent, Airbus Group, up 2.38 percent, and Schneider Electric, up 2.34 percent.

The three companies that lost most on Friday were Technip, down 2.96 percent, ArcelorMittal, down 2.09 percent, and Total, down 1.75 percent.

In the previous trading day, the CAC 40 experienced a slight decrease of 0.21 percent to close at 4,987.33 points, down 10.42 points. Endit