Protesters enter reception area of Euronext building in Paris
Euronext today issued a brief statement after protesters against the French pension reforms entered the building of Euronext in Paris.
Euronext stated:
“20 April 2023 – Protest action at Euronext Paris
Protesters entered the reception area of the Euronext building in Paris earlier today. The police evacuated the protesters and the incident is now closed. Markets were not disrupted and remain open. Operations are running as normal”.
The Paris Stock Exchange is one of the founding markets of the pan-European Euronext project. It gathers more than 800 listed companies and 6,200 institutional investors in a common pool of liquidity, allowing companies to finance their growth.
The Paris market is the key market for French tech unicorns and growth companies. It is also the home of the benchmark CAC 40® index, made of the market capitalisation of the 40 largest French listed companies. In line with the growing impact of ESG, we’ve also developed the CAC 40 ESG® index in 2021.