Sunday, May 6, 2007

RPT-Sarkozy win may boost merger-driven Paris bourse

(Reuters) - PARIS, May 7 - Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy's comfortable election win looked set to appeal to reform-hungry French markets on Monday, but investors said the presidency would take a backseat to burgeoning merger activity.

"French CAC-4O leaders were for Sarkozy. His victory had been widely expected by the market," said Francois Garnier, fund manager at HMG Finance in Paris.


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