Overview

• The CAC 40 rose 0.78% to 7,734.84 after a cautious day ahead of the confidence vote on Prime Minister François Bayrou.
• Meal‑voucher issuers fell sharply on fears of reform delays, with Edenred down 3.65% to €22.94 and Pluxee down 6.91% to €15.21.
• France’s 10‑year bond yield slipped to 3.41% from 3.45% Friday, a move analysts attributed mainly to U.S. rate‑cut expectations.
• Bayrou is expected to lose the vote, which would make him the first Fifth Republic prime minister to fall on a confidence motion.
• Talks on a successor are underway under pressure from the 2026 budget schedule, protests set for Sept. 10 and 18, and an impending Fitch rating decision.