French utility EDF expects steep drop in domestic nuclear output to record low in 2020

PARIS (Reuters) - French state-controlled utility EDF said on Thursday it expected a sharp drop in its domestic nuclear power output to a record low in 2020 as a result of the fall in business activity caused by the coronavirus crisis, knocking its shares.EDF withdrew its financial targets for 2020 and 2021 on Tuesday due to the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The company's shares on the Paris bourse tumbled more than 6% following Thursday's statement, leaving it at the..