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Paris CAC 40 index gains 1.36 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, December 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

French stock market index, the CAC 40, gained 1.36 percent and closed at 4,694.72 points on Wednesday.

The CAC 40 of Paris closed higher on Wednesday with 34 of the 40 selected companies experiencing increase.

The top three gainers on Wednesday were ARCELORMITTAL, up 4.98 percent, PEUGEOT, up 4.23 percent, and AXA, up 4.01 percent.

The three companies whose stock dropped most were PUBLICIS GROUPE, down 2.22 percent, VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT, down 1.64 percent, and AIRBUS GROUP, down 1.38 percent.

In the previous trading day, the CAC 40 gained by 1.26 percent to close at 4,631.94 points on Tuesday, up 57.62 points. Endit