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French stocks, bonds lifted by Fillon

The premium investors demand for holding French bonds over German ones hit a one-month low on Wednesday, while French stocks climbed to a 15-month high after French presidential candidate Francois Fillon vowed to stay in the election race. David Pollard reports.