Off the wire
• 1st LD Writethru: Gold down on stronger dollar  • Urgent: U.S. oil prices rise on supply forecast  • French PM forces through reforms to revive anemic economy  • Real estate mogul Donald Trump enters U.S. presidential race  • 1st LD: Palestine's unity gov't to resign within coming 24 hours: source  • UN says 250,000 children face starvation in S. Sudan  • Croatian PM eyes closer economic ties on Japan visit  • LME base metals close lower on Tuesday  • Consumption level in EU shows huge divergence in 2014  • (Special for CAFS) Commonwealth conference highlights local gov't role in development  
You are here: 　 Home

French stock market index up 0.51 pct on Tuesday

Xinhua, June 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

The French stock market benchmark index CAC 40 closed with a slight advance of 0.51 percent, or 4,839.86 points on Tuesday, up 24.5 points.

Supported by the injection of funds after decreases lasting several days, the CAC 40 closed slightly higher on Tuesday with 34 of the 40 selected companies gaining advance.

The top three gainers on Tuesday were Alcatel-Lucent, up 2.76 percent, Valeo, up 2.38 percent, and AXA, up 1.97 percent.

The three companies whose stocks dropped most on Tuesday were Kering, down 1.61 percent, Technip, down 0.88 percent, and ArcelorMittal, down 0.84.

In the previous trading day, the CAC 40 closed with a decrease of 1.75 percent at 4,815.36 points, down 85.83 points. Endit