French Stocks Trade Flat

The CAC 40 traded flat around 8,139 on Tuesday, following gains in the previous session as investors focused on a busy diplomatic agenda. US President Donald Trump is set to address the United Nations General Assembly later today, while signaling openness to a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Elsewhere, investors are also looking ahead to the September 23—25 visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US, with his summit with Trump expected to cover AI, trade, export controls and rare-earth supplies. Among individual stocks, L’Oréal gained 0.5%, while TotalEnergies, Air Liquide and ENGIE rose 1.0%, 1.1% and 1.1%, respectively. STMicroelectronics also climbed 1.2%, tracking overnight gains in US technology stocks amid optimism over Meta Platforms’ latest AI agent. Banking stocks lagged, with BNP Paribas down 0.8%, Crédit Agricole falling 0.7% and Société Générale losing 1.2%.