CAC 40 is used as a benchmark for investors in the Paris Bourse and also benchmark for the french economy. Unlike the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the CAC 40 is a market capitalization weighted index that follows the top 40 stocks in the Bourse (the DJIA is a price-weighted index).
ISIN code: FR0003500008
CAC 40 value
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Eligibles stocks
The most liquide French and foreign stocks out of the 100 largest market capitalisation listed on Euronext Paris. „Holding“ companies and „Penny“ stocks are excluded.
Companies included in the index
Company name | Industrial Classification Benchmark | TICKER (FR:) |
---|---|---|
Accor | Hotel | AC |
Air France-KLM | Airlines | AF |
Air Liquide | Chemical Industry | AI |
Alcatel-Lucent | Telecommunications | ALU |
Alstom | Industrial Materials | ALO |
ArcelorMittal | Steel industry | MTP |
AXA | Insurance Brokers | CS |
BNP Paribas | Banking industry | BNP |
Bouygues | Heavy Construction | EN |
Capgemini | Computer Software and Services | CAP |
Carrefour | Supermarket Consolidation | CA |
Crédit Agricole | Banking industry | ACA |
Dexia | Banking industry | DX |
EADS | Aerospace & Defense | EAD |
EDF | Electric Utilities | EDF |
Essilor | Medical Instruments & Supplies | EF |
France Télécom | Fixed-line telecommunication | FTE |
GDF Suez | Gas | GSZ |
Groupe Danone | Food & Beverage | BN |
L'Oreal | Personal Products | OR |
Lafarge | Building Materials | LG |
Lagardère Group | Publishing – Books | MMB |
LVMH | Apparel – Clothing | MC |
Michelin | Tires | ML |
Pernod Ricard | Beverages – Wineries & Distillers | RI |
PSA Peugeot Citroën | Auto Makers | UG |
PPR | Retail | PP |
Renault | Auto Makers | RNO |
Saint-Gobain | Building Materials | SGO |
Sanofi-Aventis | Drug Manufacturers – Major | SAN |
Schneider Electric | Industrial Electrical Equipment | SU |
Société Générale | Banking industry | GLE |
STMicroelectronics | Semiconductor – Integrated Circuits | STM |
Suez Environnement | Water | SEV |
Total | Oil & Gas Majors | FP |
Unibail-Rodamco | Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) | UL |
Vallourec | Industrial Equipment & Components | VK |
Veolia Environnement | Water | VIE |
Vinci | Heavy Construction | DG |
Vivendi SA | Media & Entertainment | VIV |