French Stocks Log Sixth Straight Loss

2026-08-18 07:53 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

The CAC 40 fell 0.4% to 8,544 on Tuesday, extending its losing streak to a sixth straight session and hitting a near three-week low as optimism over a Middle East peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to wane.

With the temporary US-Iran ceasefire now expired, Tehran announced it would adopt a "fully offensive" military posture following Washington's decision not to extend the truce.

Domestically, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to unveil a 2027 budget aimed at reducing the deficit below 5%, warning that failure to secure an agreement could delay the fiscal plan until next year and push the deficit as high as 6.5%.

Among individual stocks, Schneider Electric (-1.2%), Safran (-1.1%), and STMicroelectronics (-3.3%) led the declines.

In contrast, TotalEnergies climbed 1.3% to its highest level in more than two months, supported by higher oil prices amid fading hopes for a Middle East peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.



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French Stocks Log Sixth Straight Loss
The CAC 40 fell 0.4% to 8,544 on Tuesday, extending its losing streak to a sixth straight session and hitting a near three-week low as optimism over a Middle East peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to wane. With the temporary US-Iran ceasefire now expired, Tehran announced it would adopt a "fully offensive" military posture following Washington's decision not to extend the truce. Domestically, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to unveil a 2027 budget aimed at reducing the deficit below 5%, warning that failure to secure an agreement could delay the fiscal plan until next year and push the deficit as high as 6.5%. Among individual stocks, Schneider Electric (-1.2%), Safran (-1.1%), and STMicroelectronics (-3.3%) led the declines. In contrast, TotalEnergies climbed 1.3% to its highest level in more than two months, supported by higher oil prices amid fading hopes for a Middle East peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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