PARIS: Shares in French energy giant EDF plunged more than 5 percent on Monday after the state said it would lead a four-billion-euro capital increase as the company tries to tackle a huge debt pile.

France, which owns 85 percent of EDF, announced the move late Friday, while the power company pledged to cut millions more in costs and sell off assets.

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