France's main stock market index, the FR40, fell to 7546 points on August 1, 2025, losing 2.91% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has declined 2.48%, though it remains 4.06% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from France. France Stock Market Index (FR40) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

The CAC 40 index, comprised of the 40 most significant stocks listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, lost around one-third of its value between February 16 and March 15, 2020, due to the economic impact of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It has since recovered, surpassing its pre-corona level in April 2021. In 2024, it peaked in mid-May at over 8,200 index points, followed by a downward trend, reaching 7,492 as of October 16 of the same year. At the beginning of 2025, the index started to recover again, amounting to 8,173.75 index points as of March 5, 2025. The CAC 40 index is considered the main benchmark index for France, and is widely considered to indicate the direction and level of the French market.

France Index: CAC All Shares data was reported at 6,680.450 31Dec2002=3000 in Aug 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,725.550 31Dec2002=3000 for Jul 2018. France Index: CAC All Shares data is updated monthly, averaging 4,819.040 31Dec2002=3000 from Dec 2004 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 165 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,728.870 31Dec2002=3000 in Apr 2018 and a record low of 2,780.650 31Dec2002=3000 in Feb 2009. France Index: CAC All Shares data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z001: Euronext: Market Index.

As of October 10, 2024, the CAC 40 index amounted to ******** points. The biggest drop in the history of the Paris stock exchange was recorded on **************, due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe and around the world.

France Index: CAC All Tradable data was reported at 4,000.610 28Dec1990=1000 in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,314.510 28Dec1990=1000 for Sep 2018. France Index: CAC All Tradable data is updated monthly, averaging 3,114.710 28Dec1990=1000 from May 2000 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 222 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,354.420 28Dec1990=1000 in May 2007 and a record low of 1,762.240 28Dec1990=1000 in Mar 2003. France Index: CAC All Tradable data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z001: Euronext: Market Index.

Prices for France Stock Market Index (FR40) including live quotes, historical charts and news. France Stock Market Index (FR40) was last updated by Trading Economics this July 31 of 2025.

The statistic presents the annual development of the CAC 40 index from 1995 to 2024. CAC 40 is the leading indicator of the French stock market. In 1995, the year-end value of the CAC 40 index amounted to 1,872 and reached 7,380.74 as of December 2024.

France Index: ICB: CAC Consumer Services data was reported at 1,221.810 30Nov2005=1000 in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,221.370 30Nov2005=1000 for Jul 2018. France Index: ICB: CAC Consumer Services data is updated monthly, averaging 1,007.730 30Nov2005=1000 from Dec 1998 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 237 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,153.610 30Nov2005=1000 in Feb 2000 and a record low of 528.657 30Nov2005=1000 in Mar 2003. France Index: ICB: CAC Consumer Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z001: Euronext: Market Index.

While parity was still not achieved in France in 2024, CAC 40 (which stands for "Cotation Assistée en Continu", or continuous assisted trading, and is used as a benchmark index for funds investing in the French stock market) and SBF 120 companies ("Société des Bourses Françaises", which is a stock market index on the Paris stock exchange) have made great progress in this area in recent years. While the proportion of women on boards of directors was only ** percent in SBF 120 companies in 2010, this figure reached **** percent in 2023.

France Index: ICB: CAC Utilities data was reported at 1,437.940 30Nov2005=1000 in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,449.140 30Nov2005=1000 for Sep 2018. France Index: ICB: CAC Utilities data is updated monthly, averaging 776.735 30Nov2005=1000 from Dec 1998 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 216 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,946.920 30Nov2005=1000 in Dec 2007 and a record low of 446.160 30Nov2005=1000 in Jan 2017. France Index: ICB: CAC Utilities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z001: Euronext: Market Index.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Governance data was reported at 1,424.420 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,427.540 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Governance data is updated monthly, averaging 1,221.580 NA from Feb 2017 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 99 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,469.550 NA in Feb 2025 and a record low of 864.460 NA in Mar 2020. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Governance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

This statistic displays the 10 worst drops in the CAC 40 index value during the coronavirus outbreak in France as of September 21, 2020. At that time, Unibail Rodamco Wes had experienced the most important drop in the CAC 40 index value with -76.48 percent. Societe Generale and Airbus were at the second and third place of the ranking, with -59.86 percent and -52.74 percent respectively.

Key information about France CAC 40

• France CAC 40 closed at 8,111.6 points in Feb 2025, compared with 7,950.2 points at the previous month end
• France Equity Market Index: Month End: CAC 40 data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1987 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 4,067.8 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 8,205.8 points in Mar 2024 and a record low of 893.8 points in Jan 1988

In 2021, CAC40 companies had spent more than 22 billion euros on share buybacks - a record high compared to recent years - reducing the number of shares on the market and increasing the value of those remaining. In addition, the dividends voted at the 2022 general assemblies of CAC40 groups amounted to 57.5 billion euros, another record. This represented a total bonus of about 80 billion euros for CAC40 shareholders for the year 2021.

The CAC40 is the main index of the Paris Stock Exchange. It is composed of 40 stocks among the 100 largest French capitalizations on Euronext.

France Index: CAC Next 20 data was reported at 11,273.330 31Dec2002=3000 in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11,536.810 31Dec2002=3000 for Oct 2018. France Index: CAC Next 20 data is updated monthly, averaging 5,801.917 31Dec2002=3000 from Dec 1998 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 240 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,325.370 31Dec2002=3000 in Sep 2018 and a record low of 2,663.370 31Dec2002=3000 in Mar 2003. France Index: CAC Next 20 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z001: Euronext: Market Index.

Comparing the figures for the first half of 2022 with the average figures for the period 2015-2019 (before the pandemic), it appears that the CAC40 companies experienced a ** percent increase in revenue. The companies with the largest increases were Stellantis, Essilor, and Worldline.

The CAC40 is the main index of the Paris Stock Exchange. It is composed of ** stocks among the 100 largest French capitalizations on Euronext.

France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Equal Weight Index data was reported at 2,677.160 NA in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,686.580 NA for Mar 2025. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Equal Weight Index data is updated monthly, averaging 2,043.555 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,785.640 NA in Mar 2024 and a record low of 1,090.260 NA in May 2012. France NYSE Euronext Paris: Index: CAC 40 Equal Weight Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.EDI.SE: NYSE Euronext Paris: Monthly.

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• Technical indicators (e.g., moving averages, RSI, MACD, average directional index, aroon oscillator, stochastic oscillator, on-balance volume, accumulation/distribution A/D line, parabolic SAR indicator, bollinger bands indicators, fibonacci, williams percent range, commodity channel index)

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• Feature engineering based on financial data and technical indicators

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• Macroeconomic data (e.g., GDP, unemployment rate, interest rates, consumer spending, building permits, consumer confidence, inflation, producer price index, money supply, home sales, retail sales, bond yields)

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France Open Interest: Equity Index Products: Futures: CAC 40 data was reported at 399,833.000 Unit in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 419,899.000 Unit for May 2018. France Open Interest: Equity Index Products: Futures: CAC 40 data is updated monthly, averaging 417,090.000 Unit from Jan 2002 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 198 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 599,814.000 Unit in Feb 2007 and a record low of 229,432.000 Unit in Aug 2015. France Open Interest: Equity Index Products: Futures: CAC 40 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z005: Euronext: Open Interest.

France Index: CAC Small data was reported at 12,906.590 31Dec2002=3000 in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 12,858.880 31Dec2002=3000 for Jul 2018. France Index: CAC Small data is updated monthly, averaging 6,134.800 31Dec2002=3000 from Dec 1998 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 237 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14,027.400 31Dec2002=3000 in Jan 2018 and a record low of 2,626.018 31Dec2002=3000 in Mar 2003. France Index: CAC Small data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Euronext. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.Z001: Euronext: Market Index.