CAC 40
France's benchmark stock index, tracking 40 of the biggest companies on the Paris exchange.
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France's benchmark stock index, tracking 40 of the biggest companies on the Paris exchange.
The CAC 40 is France's headline share index, heavy in luxury goods, energy, banks and industrials.
Alongside Germany's DAX and the EURO STOXX 50, it gives a quick read on investor mood in the eurozone, which can spill into the euro.
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