BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - French shares fell sharply on Friday, with banks falling broadly as the U.S. government bond sell-off entered a second session on optimism over global growth and rising expectations of inflation.
The benchmark CAC 40 was down 45 points or 0.83 percent at 5,409 after declining half a percent on Thursday.
Lender BNP Paribas dropped 0.7 percent, Societe Generale declined 0.8 percent and Credit Agricole lost 1.1 percent.
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