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Oil Stocks Trade Lower

PARIS -- Stocks ended mixed Thursday, with oil stocks and car-parts maker Valeo leading decliners on the Paris stock exchange.

The CAC-40 index of most actively traded stocks closed steady at 4629.37, down just 0.14 point on the day. Overall, 357 shares ended up, 235 down and 161 unchanged.

Shares in Elf Aquitaine and Total Fina , the two oil...