CAC 40 Jumps 4.5% As U.S.-Iran Ceasefire News Lifts Sentiment

A U.S.-Iran two-week ceasefire was agreed, prompting sharp gains in French stocks on all-round buying as the deal eases near-term risk to the critical Middle East energy corridor. The ceasefire reduces supply-risk premia in energy markets and has triggered risk-on flows that bolster European equities in the short term.

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A U.S.-Iran two-week ceasefire was agreed, prompting sharp gains in French stocks on all-round buying as the deal eases near-term risk to the critical Middle East energy corridor. The ceasefire reduces supply-risk premia in energy markets and has triggered risk-on flows that bolster European equities in the short term.