India, Sept. 18 -- French stocks shed ground on Friday, retreating after two successive days of gains, as concerns about inflation and fears of policy tightening by some major central banks rendered the mood cautious.

A survey by the European Central Bank showed Euro Zone consumers nudged up their inflation expectations last month.

The ECB survey showed median expectations for inflation over the next twelve months increased to 3% from 2.9% in July.

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