India, Oct. 30 -- French stocks turned in a mixed performance Friday morning with investors reacting to corporate earnings announcements and the latest batch of economic data.

Data showing an unexpected contraction and higher crude oil prices weighed on sentiment.

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Brent crude front-month futures rose to $114.07 a barrel before dropping to around $112.60, still up as much as 1.6% from previous close.

The benchmark CAC 40, moving between 7,957.61 and 7,992.00, was up 4.40 points or 0.05% at 7,974.40 a little while ago.

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