French shares drop 0.87 pct on Wednesday
French shares lost on Wednesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.87 percent, or 41.30 points, to close at 4,689.39 points.
A total of 35 of the 40 selected large companies lost in the day.
French automotive supplier Valeo tumbled 3.88 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. Renault, French multinational car manufacturer was down 2.97 percent. French multinational information technology consulting corporation Cap Gemini edged down 2.93 percent.
French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total advanced 1.03 percent, the top gainer of the day. European IT services corporation Atos gained 0.42 percent. European aeronautic giant Airbus was up 0.25 percent. Enditem