What moves its price?

The CAC 40 moves on European Central Bank monetary policy, the performance of its large luxury and consumer components (heavily exposed to Chinese demand), and overall sentiment toward the eurozone along with France's political and fiscal situation.

It's traded through CFDs with a regulated broker, ETFs that track the index, or futures. Its most liquid hours align with the Paris session, within the European market block.

CAC 40

Indices · CAC

$41.73

+0.4%Change · Last 24h

52-week range

$40.93$48.39

Today's range

$41.62$41.74

Volume

3.8K

Avg. volume

493.0K

Today's open

$41.66

Previous close

$41.58

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Updated October 20 at 12:10 PM

Indices — CAC 40

+0.4%Sunny

Uptrend with low volatility: calm, sustained gains.

Change: +0.4% · Realized volatility: 0.5% (0.5× typical)

Last 24h path

+0.69%

+0.57%

+0.42%

+0.31%

+0.27%

+0.35%

+0.29%

Now+0.36%

This chart shows the real market price (via TradingView). It may differ from the value shown in "The Weather," which tracks EWQ as a proxy.

Market radar

A quick read of the instrument's current state, using data and calculations the rest of the site already relies on — not a multi-year valuation model.

Position in 52-week range

10.7%

Min · $40.93Max · $48.39

Volatility vs. typical

0.5×

LowHigh

Normalized momentum

+0.4

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Price channel · 52 weeks

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Real price line (weekly candles) within the real 52-week range.

Volume vs. price — does the move have backing?

Current position

Classic trading read: a price move with above-average volume is more likely to hold; with low volume, it tends to be more fragile.

How big is today's move?

52-week rangeToday's range

1.6%

Today's range is 1.6% of the full 52-week range.

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About

The CAC 40 is France's benchmark stock index, made up of the 40 largest companies listed on Euronext Paris, weighted by market capitalization. It includes global luxury, energy, and banking names like LVMH, TotalEnergies, and BNP Paribas, and is one of the most closely followed eurozone indices alongside Germany's DAX.

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