"The Guardian" declare : France's stock market hits nine-year high as election cheers investors - business live

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All the day's economic and financial news, as investors welcome the prospect of Emmanuel Macron becoming France's next president


as mentioned in Elsewhere, Germany's DAX is 2.1% higher, while Italy's FTSE MIB and Spain's IBEX are both 3.2% in positive territory. Equities have followed the euro higher, with France's benchmark CAC 40 index opened a staggering 4% up, while indexes across the continent are seeing gains of 2-3%. The country's three biggest banks, Credit Agricole, Societe Generale, and BNP Paribas, are higher by 9,7%, 9.2%, and 8% respectively. Here is how the CAC looks just a couple of minutes after the open:While all but one stock on the CAC is in positive territory, it is France's financial sector seeing the biggest gains in early trade. Here is the scoreboard:Outside of Europe, US stock futures are also benefitting significantly from Macron's first round performance, with all three major indexes seen to open higher by around 0.9% later on in the day.

European stock market movements on April 24
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