French Stocks Climb 0.5% In Early Trading

Dow Jones
May 22

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Stocks in France rose during early trading Friday, as the CAC 40 Index increased 0.5% to 8123.80.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.61 billion), Dassault Systemes is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 1.8%, and Capgemini gained 1.4%. LVMH Moet Hennessy rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 1.4%.

TotalEnergies is the biggest early laggard, declining 1.0%, followed by shares of Orange, which slipped 0.4%. Shares of Getlink slipped 0.4%.

On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index added 0.1% to 95.90. The euro strengthened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.16.

In the bond markets, the 10-year French government bond yield declined 4.75 basis points to 3.692%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

 

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May 22, 2026 03:25 ET (07:25 GMT)

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