| 1. | Generale de Banque SA rose 125 francs to 14, 500.
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| 2. | Banque Nationale de Paris SA and Total SA led the drop.
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| 3. | Paul Mortimer-Lee, the chief economist at Banque Paribas.
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| 4. | Banque Nationale de Paris rose 6.7 francs to 292.
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| 5. | Willem Van Dijck, a trader at Generale de Banque said.
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| 6. | Some 27 percent of Generale de Banque is owned by Soc.
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| 7. | However, he said, Banque Paribas still owns some stock.
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| 8. | For Banque Nationale de Paris, the bid holds great potential.
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| 9. | As a result, Banque d Orient closed its branch there.
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| 10. | Banque Indosuez owned the entire share capital of all three entities.
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