India, May 28 -- French stocks are moving in a tight range in cautious trade on Wednesday as investors digest a slew of domestic economic reports, and continue to assess the impact of Trump administration's trade policy on global economic growth.

The benchmark CAC 40 was down 7.51 points or 0.1% at 7,819.28 nearly half an hour past noon. The index, which edged dwon 5o 7,808.80 earlier, advanced to 7,853.66 before turning weak again.

L'Oreal is declining 1.7%, Essilor is down 1.5% and Bouygues is down by about 1.35%. Sanofi and Carrefour are down nearly 1% from their previous closing levels.

Pernod Ricard, Credit Agricole, Veolia Environment, Renault, Vinci, STMicroElectronics and ArcelorMittal are also weak.

Thales is rising 2.3%. Uniba...