BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - French shares rose slightly on Wednesday, with a weaker euro as well as merger and acquisition activity helping buoy investor sentiment.
The euro hit a new five-week low against the dollar following hawkish comments from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
The benchmark CAC 40 was up 8 points or 0.15 percent at 5,276 in late opening deals after closing marginally higher in the previous session.
Alstom jumped as much as 4.5 percent after signing a memorandum of understanding with Siemens to merge their rail operations in a deal that would create a new European champion.
In economic releases, France's consumer sentiment weakened unexpectedly in September, survey data from statistical office Insee showed.
The consumer confidence index fell to 101 from 103 in August. This was the third consecutive fall and marked the lowest since April, when the score was 100.
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