Monday, May 7, 2007

France's Bouygues, Alstom, Areva Gain After Election; Total, Suez Slide

(Bloomberg) -- French stocks including Bouygues SA, Alstom SA and Areva SA rose. The shares gained on speculation the victory of Nicolas Sarkozy in France's presidential election may pave the way for a merger between the companies.

European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. and Arcelor Mittal also climbed. Total SA and Suez SA pulled down the benchmark CAC 40 Index.


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