The Parisian CAC 40 index rose again by 0.52% to 7,519.61 points, --a new absolute record. Over the week, it advanced 2.66%, a fourth weekly gain in a row.
The Paris Stock Exchange is doing better than its European counterparts thanks to the weight of luxury companies. The French luxury group Hermès announced Friday that it had achieved 3.4 billion euros in sales in the first quarter, an increase of 22% year-on-year.