PARIS, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- French shares lost on Thursday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.34 percent, or 16.37 points, to close at 4,794.37 points.
Of the 40 selected large companies, 18 lost in the day.
French financial group Societe Generale was down 5.66 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. Another French multinational financial giant BNP Paris lost 3.85 percent. French banking group Credit Agricole lost 1.86 percent.
French food services and facilities management company Sodexo advanced 1.75 percent, the top gainers of the blue chips.
French international luxury group Hermes gained 1.39 percent, while French multinational infrastructure materials producer Saint Gobain gained 1.02 percent. Enditem
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