French stocks outperformed other Continental European rivals after French President Emmanuel Macron's victory in the first round of the French presidential elections. The CAC 40
PX1,
+1.41%
rose 0.7%, outperforming the flat performance for the Euro Stoxx 50 and a 0.3% decline for the German DAX
DAX,
+1.43%
.
Macron was the
leader with about 28% support
.