Price evolution of the CAC 40 between March 1, 1990 and February 1, 2005

The CAC 40, which takes its name from Paris Bourse's early automation system Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation), is a French stock market index. The index represents a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant values among the 100 highest market caps on the Paris Bourse. Its base value of 1,000 was set on 31 December 1987. As of 1 December 2003, the index has become a free float weighted index. CAC 40 daily adjusted close, 1990-03-01 to 2005-02-01. ... CAC 40 daily adjusted close, 1990-03-01 to 2005-02-01. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... CAC (Cotation Assistée en Continu) is an electronic trading system implemented at the Paris Bourse in the late 1980s. ... A stock market index is a listing of stocks and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. ... Market capitalization, often abbreviated to market cap, is a measurement of corporate size that refers to the current stock price times the number of outstanding shares. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Interestingly, although CAC 40 is composed of "French" companies, about 45% of their shares are owned by foreign investors. German investors share the largest part of it at 21%. Japanese, American and British investors are also important owners - this percentage is unusually high.The explanation can be in the fact that CAC 40 companies, or multinational, are more international than any other European market. Many of these companies conduct business outside of France (63% of the CAC 40 companies' employees are outside of France). A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE) or transnational corporation (TNC) or multinational organization (MNO) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ...

It is part of the pan-european Stock exchange Euronext N.V. alongside with Brussels' BEL20, Lisboa's PSI-20 and Amsterdam's AEX. Paris Stock Exchange is known as Euronext Paris. Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Paris[1] and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums[] Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... The BEL20 is the index on Euronext Brussels. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor  - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... The PSI-20 is a stock market index that trade on the Euronext Lisbon in Portugal. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Composition

A list of the CAC 40 companies, as of 18 December 2006: In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Accor (Euronext: AC) is a large French multinational corporation, part of the CAC 40 index, whose main business is running chains of hotels and restaurants. ... AGF (Euronext: AGF) is a French insurance company, based in Paris (HQ: rue Richelieu). ... Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. ... Alcatel Lucent (or Alcatel-Lucent according to some sources) is the name of the new company formed after the merge agreement signed by Alcatel and Lucent Technologies. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... AXA (Euronext: CS, NYSE: AXA) is a French insurance company and the worlds second largest insurance company with its 189 000 employees and 122 billions dollars of revenues in 2004. ... BNP Paribas (Euronext: BNP, TYO: 8665 ) is one of the main banks in Europe and France. ... The Bouygues group is a French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and since 1989 led by his son Martin Bouygues. ... Capgemini (Euronext: CAP) is one of the worlds largest information technology, consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with 61,000 staff operating in 30 countries. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Logo Credit Agricole Crédit Agricole SA (CASA) (Euronext: ACA) is the largest banking group in France, fourth biggest in Europe and the sixth largest in the world according to Global Finance magazine. ... Dexia (Euronext: DEXB, Euronext: DX) is a Belgian-French financial institution, specialized in public finance. ... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... Essilor is an ophthalmic optical firm, listed on the CAC 40. ... France Télécom (Euronext: FTE, NYSE: FTE) (often spelled France Telecom, without the accents, in non-French text) is the main telecommunication company in France. ... Gaz de France is a French company which specializes in the transportatino and distribution of natural gas. ... Groupe Danone SA is an international food products company with its central headquarters in France, specializing in dairy products, especially famous for its yoghurt. ... The LOréal Group Euronext: FR0000120321, headquartered in Clichy, France, is the worlds leading cosmetics and beauty company. ... Lafarge (Euronext: LG, NYSE: LR) is a French industrial company specializing in five major products: Cement, construction aggregates, concrete, gypsum wallboard, and roofing tile. ... Lagardère SCA is a large French group of companies, diversified in publishing and aerospace, formerly known as Matra. ... LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the worlds largest luxury goods conglomerate. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tire manufacturer. ... Mittal Steel Company N.V. (NYSE: MT) is the worlds largest steel producer. ... Pernod Ricard is a French company producing alcoholic beverages. ... PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) is a vehicle company that owns the marques Peugeot and Citroën. ... PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. ... St. ... Sanofi-aventis (Euronext: SAN, NYSE: SNY), headquartered in Paris, France, is one of the 3 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, along with Pfizer,GlaxoSmithKline. ... Kenny Acheson Schneider Electric is a French global company. ... Société Générale (Euronext: GLE) is one of the main European financial services company with extensive activities in others parts of the world too. ... STMicroelectronics is an international leading supplier of semiconductors. ... SUEZ (Euronext: SZE, NYSE: SZE) is a leading French-based multinational corporation, with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. ... This article concerns the media and entertainment company. ... Total SA (Euronext: FP, NYSE: TOT) is a French oil company headquartered in Paris, France, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Royal Dutch Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil). ... Vallourec is a French group made of companies specialised in Expandable Tubular Technology, Automotive parts and Stainless steel. ... Veolia Environnement SA is a leading French-based company with activities in four main areas - water, waste management, energy and transport services. ... VINCI (Euronext: DG) is a French construction company, formerly called Société Générale dEnterprises. ... Vivendi SA was created in 1998 when Compagnie Générale des Eaux (CGE), a major French industrial and media company, was renamed. ...

See also

• CAC Next 20
• IBEX-35
• PSI-20
• List of French companies

The CAC Next 20 is an index of security prices used with the Paris Bourse. ... The IBEX-35 is an index of stocks that trade on the Madrid Stock Exchange in Spain. ... The PSI-20 is a stock market index that trade on the Euronext Lisbon in Portugal. ... This is a list of companies from France. ...

External links

• FCHI: Summary for CAC 40 INDEX - Yahoo! Finance
• Bloomberg page for CAC:IND
• Euronext page for CAC 40 Index