French Stocks Rise 0.2% in Early Trading

Dow Jones08-05

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Stocks in France rose during early trading Wednesday, as the CAC 40 Index added 0.2% to 8682.95.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.54 billion), Carrefour is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 1.5%, and Rexel gained 1.2%. SAFRAN rounds out the top three movers, as shares increased 1.2%.

Christian Dior is the biggest early laggard, falling 1.7%, followed by shares of LVMH Moet Hennessy, which fell 1.5%. Shares of EssilorLuxottica slipped 1.0%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index held steady at 96.10. The euro strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.15.

In the bond markets, the 10-year French government bond yield fell 2.42 basis points to 3.874%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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