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France urges Italy to form strong government

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:57:00 +0100

French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday urged Italy to quickly form a solid government and said the country's election result does not threaten the eurozone. Following the poll the French stock market opened 2 percent down.

Societe Generale rebounds after trade suspended

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:06:00 +0200

Trading in French bank Societe Generale, after being briefly suspended at the market opening Thursday, rebounded with the share price rising 8.9 percent to 24.16 euros.

French stock market plummets

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:29:00 +0200

French stocks nosedived on Thursday in line with exchanges across Europe amid fears of a new global recession.