India, July 24 -- After a slightly weak start, France's equity benchmark CAC 40 climbed modestly higher on Friday as oil prices fell and preliminary data from S&P Global showed an improvement in French private sector activity in the month of July.
Brent crude futures slipped to $96.40 a barrel before recovering to $97.70, but still remained nearly 3% down from previous close.
The CAC 40 was up 28.84 points or 0.35% at 9,327.93 a little while ago.
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