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Stocks in France rose during early trading Friday, as the CAC 40 Index rose 0.7% to 8541.53.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.51 billion), Engie is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 4.4%, and Credit Agricole added 4.2%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 3.9%.

Orange is the biggest early laggard, declining 3.0%, followed by shares of Bouygues, which declined 1.9%. Shares of Dassault Systemes fell 1.3%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 96.45. The euro weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.15.

In the bond markets, the 10-year French government bond yield fell 2.89 basis points to 3.942%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet