French market rewards defensive stock plays

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The French are leading the European market when it comes to corporate restructuring. That at least i...

The French are leading the European market when it comes to corporate restructuring. That at least is the view of Norwich Union Investment Management and Edinburgh Fund Managers, two groups now overweighting France as a by-product of pan-European sector investing. The French market, which makes up 13.9% of the FTSE World Europe Index, offers strong stock specific options across the major European sector trends, according to both groups. Iain McNeill, investment manager at NUIM says French equities are well positioned in the fastest growing areas of the global economy such as media and te...

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