CAC 40 Edges Up as Bank Stocks Rise

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Paris equities experienced a slight uptick on Tuesday as investors adopted a prudent stance, opting to await further data before making significant decisions. Encouraging indications of a peace agreement in Ukraine bolstered overall sentiment. The benchmark CAC 40 experienced an increase of 29.48 points, reflecting a rise of 0.36%, reaching a level of 8,126.48.

On the economic front, France’s central government budget deficit decreased to EUR 136.2 billion at the end of October 2025, down from EUR 157.4 billion in the same month of the previous year, according to government data. The latest figures indicate the least significant deficit since June, with government revenues increasing by 6.5% year-on-year to EUR 299.2 billion. In November 2025, new car sales in France experienced a decline of 0.3% year-on-year, totalling 132,927 units, a shift from the previous month’s 2.9% increase. From January to November, car sales experienced a decline of 4.9%, totalling 1.46 million units. Where as –

  • Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, and Credit Agricole experienced increases of 1.8%, 1.7%, and 1.5%, respectively.
  • Safran experienced an increase of nearly 1.5%, while LVMH saw an advancement of 1.3%.
  • Renault, Bouygues, Capgemini, Eurofins Scientific, Publicis Groupe, and Accor experienced increases ranging from 1% to 1.2%.
  • Dassault Systemes experienced a decline of 1.25%. Edenred, Airbus, Bureau Veritas, Thales, Air Liquide, and Kering experienced slight declines.
  • Carrefour experienced a modest increase of just over 1% following the announcement regarding the successful divestiture of its entire operations in Italy to NewPrinces.

In November, consumer price inflation in the euro area increased to 2.2%, a rise from 2.1% in October, and marginally exceeded market expectations of 2.1%, based on a preliminary estimate.

In the context of Europe’s major economies, Germany has experienced an inflation rate increase to 2.6%, marking the highest level since February and surpassing the ECB’s target of 2%. Meanwhile, inflation in France has persisted at a level significantly below the target, recorded at 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Euro Area stood at 6.4% in October, aligning with the revised figure from September and marginally exceeding market expectations of 6.3%.