French shares drop 0.51 pct Wednesday

PARIS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Wednesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.51 percent, or 27.74 points, to close at 5,399.45 points.

Of the 40 selected large companies, 31 lost in the day.

International leader in oil and gas projects and technologies Technipfmc tumbled 1.75 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. Schneider electric, French multinational corporation specializing in energy management and automation solutions, was down 1.73 percent and French water and waste group Veolia Environment lost 1.23 percent.

Building material manufacturer LafargeHolcim rose 1.43 percent, the top gainer of the day. French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer Stmicroelectronics and French food services and facilities management company Sodexo gained 1.02 percent and 0.54 percent respectively. Enditem