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French Stocks Rise With Macron Set to Name New Prime Minister
Barrons·2025-10-10 17:19

France's stocks were rising on Friday as investors waited to see who President Emmanuel Macron will appoint as the country's new prime minister. Macron's move to appoint a replacement is likely calming investors. The alternative would be to call a snap election, which would risk political destabilization and would make it even tougher to resolve the country's fiscal problems. The CAC 40 index climbed 0.3% in early trading in Paris. The move came with Macron expected to name a new prime minister to replace S ...