French Stocks Fall 0.5%

Dow Jones08-13

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Stocks in France slipped Wednesday, as the CAC 40 Index fell 0.5% to 8674.94.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.53 billion), EssilorLuxottica was the biggest laggard, dropping 4.3%, followed by shares of Kering, which declined 3.8%. Shares of Capgemini dropped 3.5%.

Schneider Electric was the biggest leader during the session, adding 1.7%, and Thales gained 1.5%. Legrand rounded out the top three movers, as shares rose 1.4%.

In other parts of Europe, indexes fell, with the FTSE 100 Index dropping 0.1% and the STOXX Europe 600 Index dropping 0.2% from the previous close.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.19. The euro weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.15.

In the bond markets, the 10-year French government bond yield rose 0.21 basis point to 3.981%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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