French shares drop 0.01 pct on Tuesday
Xinhua,February 28, 2018 Adjust font size:
PARIS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Tuesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.01 percent, or 0.33 points, to close at 5,343.93 points.
A total of 16 of the 40 selected large companies lost in the day.
French ophthalmic lenses producer Essilor tumbled 3.06 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. European IT services corporation Atos was down 1.68 percent. French multinational cosmetics company l'Oreal edged down 1.66 percent.
French multinational mirror manufacturer Compagnie de Saint-Gobain advanced 1.92 percent, the top gainer of the day. French aeronautic giant Safran gained 1.62 percent. French banking company Credit Agricole was up 1.47 percent. Enditem