French shares gain 0.59 pct Thursday
Xinhua,April 13, 2018 Adjust font size:
PARIS, April 12 (Xinhua) -- French shares edged up on Thursday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 up 0.59 percent, or 31.28 points, to close at 5,309.22 points.
A total of 34 of the 40 selected large companies gained in the day.
STMicroelectronics, a French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer, advanced 4.76 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. French car equipment producer Valeo rose 2.47 percent and Technipfmc, French giant in oil and gas projects, technologies, systems and services, gained 2.38 percent.
French retail group Carrefour went down by 3.40 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. French multinational advertising and public relations company Publicis Groupe edged down 1.21 percent and French company that produces distilled beverages Pernod-Ricard lost 0.65 percent. Enditem