Soccer-Olympique Lyon shares rise after Mendy sold to Real Madrid

Olympique Lyonnais' shares rose on Thursday after the French soccer club sold left-back Ferland Mendy to Real Madrid for some 48 million euros ($54.2 million). Olympique Lyon shares were up by around 1% in early session trading. Real Madrid will pay an initial 48 million euros for Mendy with a possible further 5 million euros in incentive payments.