Meetic SA, the operator of a dating website, tumbled 11 percent to 17.20 euros after founder and Chief Executive Officer Marc Simoncini abandoned his plans to sell the company.

法国交友网站Meetic股价下跌11%，至17.20欧元，网站的创始人兼首席执行官马克·西蒙悉尼（Marc Simoncini）放弃了出售公司的计划。

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Meetic.com and be2 are No. 1 and 2 in Europe, and Amigos.com is second only to MSN in Latin America, according to comScore.

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But China's QQ.com Love ranks highest in Asia, Meetic and be2 are No. 1 and 2 in Europe and Amigos.com is second only to MSN in Latin America, according to comScore.

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They include such figures as Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet of Priceminister, Marc Simoncini of Meetic, and Xavier Niel of Iliad, who launched Free, a telecoms firm, from nothing to take on the established giants.

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