France's Eiffage beats forecasts with half-year profit, upbeat on 2018

(Reuters) - French construction and concessions company Eiffage , reported on Wednesday half-year profits that beat analyst forecasts, helped by contracts for the Grand Paris Express and a rise in revenues from its motorway business.France's third-largest construction and concessions company behind Vinci and Bouygues kept its forecasts for higher revenues and profits in 2018.Eiffage's operating profit for the period ending in June rose 12.1 percent to 786 million euros (707.11 million pounds),..