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Stocks in France climbed during early trading Wednesday, as the CAC 40 Index gained 1.4% to 7849.70.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 10 billion euros ($11.61 billion), Legrand is the biggest leader this morning, rising 3.0%, and SAFRAN rose 2.8%. Societe Generale rounds out the top three movers, as shares rose 2.7%.
Orange is the biggest early laggard, falling 1.3%, followed by shares of TotalEnergies, which fell 1.1%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index was flat at 96.19. The euro weakened 0.1% against the dollar to $1.16.
In the bond markets, the 10-year French government bond yield declined 8.14 basis points to 3.669%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 25, 2026 04:26 ET (08:26 GMT)
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