{"id":64837,"date":"2025-10-01T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/10\/01\/cac-40-modestly-higher-healthcare-stocks-among-notable-gainers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:07:50","slug":"cac-40-modestly-higher-healthcare-stocks-among-notable-gainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/10\/01\/cac-40-modestly-higher-healthcare-stocks-among-notable-gainers\/","title":{"rendered":"CAC 40 Modestly Higher; Healthcare Stocks Among Notable Gainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> French stocks are modestly higher on Wednesday, even as investors remain cautious, digesting regional economic data, and assessing the potential impact of the U.S. government shutdown. <\/p>\n<p>Pharmaceuticals stocks are faring well after the U.S. enabled patients to access discounted prescription drugs through a new federal platform.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark CAC 40, which slipped into negative territory at the start, was up 34.52 points or 0.44% at 7,930.46 a few minutes ago. <\/p>\n<p>ArcelorMittal is gaining 5.3%. Sanofi is rising 4.3%. Renault is up 2.5% and Stellantis is up nearly 2%.<\/p>\n<p>Credit Agricole, Eurofins Scientific, LVMH, Schneider Electric, Engie, Bureau Veritas, Edenred and TotalEnergies are gaining 1 to 1.85%.<\/p>\n<p>Publicis Groupe, Michelin, BNP Paribas, STMicroElectronics, Saint Gobain and STMicroElectronics are up with modest gains.<\/p>\n<p>Thales is declining by 1.65%. Legrand is down 1.6%, while Safran, Orange, Unibail Rodamco, Euronext and Bouygues are down 0.4 to 1.25%.<\/p>\n<p>On the economic front, the HCOB France Manufacturing PMI fell to 48.2 in September from 50.4 in August, compared with a flash reading of 48.1, data from S&amp;P Global showed.<\/p>\n<p>Eurozone manufacturing activity worsened in September reflecting a reduction in new orders and a sharper fall in job shedding, final purchasing managers&#8217; survey data compiled by S&amp;P Global showed.<\/p>\n<p>The HCOB manufacturing purchasing managers&#8217; index fell to 49.8 in September from 50.7 in August. The reading was above the flash estimate of 49.5.<\/p>\n<p>Flash estimate from Eurostat showed Eurozone inflation accelerated in September on services and food prices. Inflation rose to 2.2% in September, in line with forecast, from 2% in August. Meanwhile, core inflation held steady at 2.3%.<\/p>\n<p>On a monthly basis, the harmonized index of consumer prices edged up 0.1% in September. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>CAC 40 Modestly Higher; Healthcare Stocks Among Notable Gainers<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2025-10-01 11:07:50<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French stocks are modestly higher on Wednesday, even as investors remain cautious, digesting regional economic data, and assessing the potential impact of the U.S. government shutdown. 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