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LIVE – Crèches, schools and universities closed: press briefing by Jean-Michel Blanquer

STOCK EXCHANGE

The Paris Stock Exchange experienced the sharpest fall in its history on Thursday, closing at -12.28%, in a financial market which is abdicating in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and its dreaded impact on the world economy.

The CAC 40 index plunged 565 points to finish at 4,044.26 points. By way of comparison, it had lost 7.3% at the close on the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and 7.7% on October 10, 2008, in the midst of the subprime.

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