French shares drop 0.61 pct Friday

PARIS, Oct. 8– French shares lost on Friday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.61 percent, or 40.20 points, to close at 6,559.99 points. French water and waste group Veolia Environnement lost 2.32 percent. French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics lost 2.29 percent.

PARIS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — French shares lost on Friday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.61 percent, or 40.20 points, to close at 6,559.99 points.

Of the 40 selected large companies, 26 lost in the day.

French water and waste group Veolia Environnement lost 2.32 percent. French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics lost 2.29 percent. European software company Dassault Systems, went down by 2.03 percent.

Multinational automobile manufacturer Renault advanced 2.33 percent. French multinational corporation that produces construction materials Saint-Gobain rose 1.75 percent. European commercial real estate company Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE rose 1.63 percent. Enditem