PARIS, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- French shares edged up on Friday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 up 0.88 percent, or 52.47 points, to close at 6,024.26 points.
Of the 40 selected large companies, 30 gained in the day.
French multinational retailer Carrefour advanced 4.58 percent, French multinational defense company Safran rose 3.45 percent. French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics rose 2.74 percent.
Multinational automobile manufacturer Renault lost 1.93 percent. French company that produces alcoholic beverages Pernod Ricard lost 0.97 percent and French mass media conglomerate Vivendi went down by 0.60 percent. Enditem
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