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Paris stock market soars over three percent

Published March 11, 2016 Updated March 11, 2016 11:50am

PARIS: Shares on the Paris stock exchange briefly soared more than three percent Friday, rebounding from heavy losses a day earlier after fresh European Central Bank stimulus.

At 1041 GMT, the CAC 40 stood 2.97 percent higher at 4,479.67 points. On Thursday, it closed 1.7 percent lower.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016