CAC 40 (short for Fr. Cotation Assistée en Continu , Russian KEK-40 ) is the most important stock index in France . The index is calculated as the arithmetic average weighted by capitalization value of the share prices of 40 largest companies, the shares that are traded on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange . The initial value of the index - 1000 points - was established on December 31, 1987 . Starting from December 1, 2003, when calculating capitalization only free listed shares are taken into account.
| CAC 40 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| start date calculation | December 31, 1987 |
| Status | Is calculated |
| Operator | Euronext |
| Exchange | Euronext Paris |
| Time calculation | 9:00 - 17:30 CET (working days) |
| Basic value | 1000.00 points |
| Components | 40 |
| Type of components | Big capitalization |
| Capitalization index | EUR 1 trillion 168 billion (June 30, 2016) [1] |
| Method weighing | Market weighing |
| Frequency calculations | 30 seconds |
| Related indexes | CAC Next 20 CAC Mid 100 CAC Small 90 |
| Web site | Official website index |
The index is calculated every 30 seconds on stock exchange days from 9:00 to 17:30 CET .
Structure
The index includes the following companies (January 11, 2018) [2] :
| Name of the company | Sector | Ticker | Weight (%) 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accor | Travel and Leisure | AC | 0.75 |
| Air liquide | Chemicals | AI | 3.87 |
| Airbus | Industrial goods and services | AIR | 4.16 |
| ArcelorMittal | Key resources | MT | 1.55 |
| Atos | Technology | ATO | 0.99 |
| AXA | Insurance | CS | 4.14 |
| Bnp paribas | Banks | Bnp | 6.03 |
| Bouygues | Construction and materials | En | 0.87 |
| Capgemini | Technology | Cap | 1.37 |
| Carrefour | Retail | CA | 0.84 |
| Credit Agricole | Banks | ACA | 1.36 |
| Danone | Food and Drink | Bn | 3.85 |
| Engie | Power industry | ENGI | 2.11 |
| Essilor intl. | Health care | EI | 2.06 |
| Kering | Retail | KER | 2.57 |
| LafargeHolcim ltd | Construction and materials | Lhn | 1.85 |
| Legrand | Industrial goods and services | Lr | 1.47 |
| L'oreal | Personal and household goods | OR | 4.02 |
| Lvmh | Personal and household goods | MC | 5.9 |
| Michelin | Cars and parts | ML | 1.86 |
| Orange | Telecommunications | Ora | 2.49 |
| Pernod ricard | Food and Drink | RI | 2.42 |
| Peugeot | Cars and parts | Ug | 0.86 |
| Publicis groupe sa | Media | Pub | 1.01 |
| Renault | Cars and parts | Rno | 1.28 |
| Safran | Industrial goods and services | SAF | 2.47 |
| Saint gobain | Construction Materials | Sgo | 2.11 |
| Sanofi | Health care | SAN | 7.04 |
| Schneider electric | Industrial goods and services | SU | 3.28 |
| Societe generale | Banks | GLE | 2.7 |
| Sodexo | Travel and Leisure | SW | 0.87 |
| Solvay | Chemicals | SOLB | 0.74 |
| STMicroelectronics | Technology | STM | 1.00 |
| TechnipFMC | Oil and gas | Fti | 1.04 |
| Total | Oil and gas | FP | 9.44 |
| Unibail-rodamco | The property | UL | 1.81 |
| Valeo | Cars and parts | FR | 1.29 |
| Veolia Environnement | Power industry | VIE | 0.93 |
| Vinci | Construction and materials | DG | 3.71 |
| Vivendi | Media | Viv | 1.87 |
Notes
- ↑ CAC 40 Factsheet (English) . Euronext (30 June 2016). Date of appeal is September 6, 2016. (unavailable link)
- ↑ CAC 40 | Euronext (eng.) . www.euronext.com. The appeal date is January 11, 2018.