CAC 40 Retreats as Optimism Fades

2025-11-14 08:40 By Joana Ferreira 1 min. read

The CAC 40 fell 0.5% to 8,190 points on the final trading day of the week, pulling back from Thursday’s all-time high of 8,314 as early optimism over the end of the longest US government shutdown on record faded and concerns mounted over stretched valuations among major tech firms.

Investor sentiment was also weighed down by reduced expectations for Federal Reserve policy easing.

Losses were broad-based, with Airbus (-2.2%), Societe Generale (-2.2%), Cap Gemini (-2%), Thales (-1.7%), Stellantis (-1.6%), Dassault Systèmes (-1.4%), ArcelorMittal (-1.3%), and STMicroelectronics (-1.3%) among the weakest performers.

Outside the main index, Vallourec gained 0.4% after reporting strong third-quarter results, while Ubisoft announced it will delay the release of its fiscal 2025–26 first-half earnings and requested that Euronext suspend trading of its shares and bonds until the results are published in the coming days.



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