French Stocks Including Societe Generale and Dexia Drop as Michelin Gains

(Bloomberg) -- French stocks including lenders such
as Societe Generale SA and Dexia SA fell while Michelin & Cie.
rose.

The CAC 40 Index added 8.36, or 0.15 percent, to 5652.32 at
1:04 p.m. in Paris. The SBF 120 Index rose 0.1 percent. The CAC
sank 5.3 percent last week for its biggest weekly loss since the
five days ending March 28, 2003.


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French Stocks Gain, Led by BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Vallourec, Suez

(Bloomberg) -- French stocks advanced, paced by BNP
Paribas SA and Societe Generale SA.

Vallourec SA gained on takeover speculation while Suez SA
increased after Credit Suisse Group raised its share-price
estimate.


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French Stocks Rise; Michelin, Bouygues, Societe Generale Lead the Gains

(Bloomberg) -- French stocks rose, led by Michelin &
Cie., Bouygues SA and Societe Generale SA.

The CAC 40 Index gained 18.01, or 0.3 percent, to 5995.88 at
9:07 a.m. in Paris. The SBF 120 Index also increased 0.3 percent.


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European Stocks Rally, Led by Alliance Boots, Societe Generale; SAP Climbs

(Bloomberg) -- European stocks climbed for the first time in three days after Alliance Boots Plc received a sweetened $21.3 billion offer and takeover speculation intensified in the banking and steel industries.

Societe Generale SA rallied the most in four years as investors bet the bank may merge with UniCredit SpA. Vallourec SA gained on talk it may be bought by Arcelor Mittal, the world's largest steelmaker. SAP AG rose after posting higher earnings.


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European Stocks Snap Four-Day Rally; UBS, Total, Sainsbury Drop

European stocks fell, snapping four days of gains, after U.S. subprime lender New Century Financial Corp. said it doesn't have the cash to pay creditors, rattling investor confidence in equities.

UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, and Societe Generale SA, the third-largest in France, paced declines by financial companies. Total SA led by energy producers lower as oil prices fell for a third day. J Sainsbury Plc dropped the most in almost 10 months on speculation a group of buyout firms may scrap takeover plans for the third-largest U.K. supermarket chain.

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