Paris (AFP)

The Paris Bourse fell 1.57% at the close on Monday against a backdrop of risk aversion in the midst of the worsening health crisis and in the wake of recent strong performance in financial markets.

The CAC 40 index fell 87.21 points to 5,472.36 points while at mid-session on Wall Street around 5:40 p.m. (4:40 p.m. GMT), the Dow Jones index lost 0.88%, the Nasdaq 0, 12% and the S&P 500 0.48%.

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