Kering lost around $3 billion in stockmarket value on Friday after the group chose in-house talent Demna to reinvigorate its Gucci label rather than hiring one of fashion's big-ticket names as chief designer.

The Georgian creative will wrap up his tenure at Balenciaga with a couture show on July 9. His successor has yet to be named.

Shares in Kering sank, after the French fashion conglomerate named the provocative designer Demna as artistic director of Gucci, its largest brand. Kering stock recently stood more than 13% lower, putting the shares on course for one of their biggest one-day drops on record,

Kering shares tanked on Friday morning after the group led by Francois-Henri Pinault chose to bet on subversive in-house talent Demna to reinvigorate its Gucci label rather than hiring a big-ticket name from fashion's overheating job market.

A day after Kering appointed Balenciaga designer Demna to oversee a makeover of its struggling Gucci fashion label, shares of the French luxury-goods company plunged.

Kering appointed Demna Gvasalia as artistic director of Gucci, turning to the Balenciaga designer to inject new life into its flagship brand at a difficult time for the industry.

Kering lost around $3 billion in stockmarket value on Friday after the group chose in-house talent Demna to reinvigorate its Gucci label rather than hiring one of fashion's big-ticket names as chief designer.