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French shares gain 0.11 pct Friday

Xinhua,April 14, 2018 Adjust font size:

PARIS, April 13 (Xinhua) -- French shares edged up on Friday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 up 0.11 percent, or 5.80 points, to close at 5,315.02 points.

A total of 29 of the 40 selected large companies gained in the day.

Vinci, French company in concessions and construction, advanced 2.48 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. French digital service giant Atos rose 1.33 percent and European commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco gained 1.22 percent.

European aeronautic giant Airbus went down by 1.57 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. STMicroelectronics, a French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer edged down 1.30 percent and French international luxury group Kering lost 0.84 percent. Enditem