French Stocks Including Michelin Gain; Suez and Societe Generale Decline

(Bloomberg) -- French stocks including Michelin &
Cie. and France Telecom SA rose while Suez SA and Societe
Generale SA fell.

The CAC 40 Index slipped 1, or less than 0.1 percent, to
5642.96 at 10:54 a.m. in Paris. The SBF 120 Index added 0.1
percent. The CAC sank 5.3 percent last week for its biggest
weekly loss since the five days ending March 28, 2003.


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French CAC Index Gains, Led by Shares of BNP Paribas, Sanofi-Aventis

(Bloomberg) -- French stocks rose, paced by BNP
Paribas SA and Sanofi-Aventis SA.

Gaz de France SA also advanced. Electricite de France SA,
Europe's biggest power generator, may buy gas assets from Suez SA
as part of Suez's merger with Gaz de France SA, Les Echos
reported, citing a source it didn't name.


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