India, Aug. 14 -- French stocks are gaining ground in positive territory on Thursday, rising for the third consecutive session, amid hopes of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month, and expectations that the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will help end the war in Ukraine.
The benchmark CAC 40 was up 27.13 points or 0.35% at 7,832.10 a little while ago.
Thales is gaining 1.7%. ArcelorMittal and Airbus, both are gaining nearly 1.5%. Veolia, Safran, BNP Paribas, Stellantis, Bouygues, Saint-Gobain, Air Liquide and Societe Generale are up 0.7 to 1.2%.
Vinci, Legrand, STMicroElectronics, L'Oreal, Schneider Electric, EssilorLuxottica and Eurofins Scientific are up with m...