India, July 30 -- French stocks are up in positive territory on Wednesday, extending gains from previous session, as investors react to the latest earnings updates and French GDP data, while continuing to follow the developments on the trade front, and looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement.
The benchmark CAC 40 was up 37.73 points or 0.47% at 7,895.09 a little while ago.
Danone is gaining more than 7% after posting second-quarter comparable sales growth ahead of views. The French food company behind Activia yogurt and Evian water posted sales growth on a like-for-like basis of 4.1% in the second quarter.
Kering is up 4.5% and L'Oreal is rising 3.7%. LVMH is gaining 2%, while Legrand, Schneider Electric, Sain...