PARIS (AFX) - Market data at 9.56 am:
Major indices:
CAC-40 down 28.25 points or 0.51 pct at 5,546.31
SBF-80 down 18.63 points or 0.28 pct at 6,710.22
SBF-120 down 19.32 points or 0.47 pct at 4,049.40
Volume: 700 mln eur
9 CAC
40 stocks up
30 CAC
40 stocks down
1 CAC
40 stock unchanged
Major gainers:
-EADS, up 0.16 eur or 0.62 pct at 25.78, after AirAsia said it may buy another 100 Airbus A320s.
-Sanofi-Aventis, up 0.35 eur or 0.50 pct at 70.65, amid speculation it will bid for Merck's generic drugs business
-Essilor, up 0.55 eur or 0.68 pct at 81.00
Major losers:
-Alstom, down 4.20 eur or 4.23 pct at 95.20, after a downgrade to 'sell' from 'hold' at Citigroup.
-Total, down 0.80 eur or 1.50 pct at 52.65, as crude oil prices fell further.
-Alcatel-Lucent, down 0.14 eur or 1.22 pct at 11.38, as peer Motorola issued a profit warning and Thales shareholders prepare to vote on a tie-up that would cause Alcatel-Lucent to issue more shares in payment.
Most active stocks:
-Total, 88 mln eur
-Alstom, 72 mln eur
-BNP Paribas, 47 mln eur, down 0.85 eur or 1.00 pct at 84.40 paris@afxnews.com mjs/ic COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News. AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited