French stocks drifted lower Wednesday morning with the mood rather subdued in the short trading session, amid a lack of positive news. With the New Year holiday ahead, and as geopolitical concerns linger, investors are mostly reluctant to make significant moves.
The benchmark CAC 40 was down 44.49 points or 0.54% at 8,123.66 a little while ago.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.