European shares close mostly lower; Paris CAC 40 falls 0.38% as French unrest continues
The CAC 40 led declines among major European indices on Tuesday, while Spain's Ibex rose and Germany's DAX closed almost flat.
Major European share indices closed mostly lower on Tuesday 20 October.
France’s CAC 40 fell 0.38% to 7,838.49, Germany’s DAX slipped 0.06% to 25,304.42, Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.29% to 10,733.0 and Italy’s FTSE MIB eased 0.03% to 49,071.37, according to closing figures reported by Anadolu Agency and investingLive. Spain’s Ibex rose 0.28% to 19,092.39. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed at 638.64, Sharecast reported.
Sharecast said French markets underperformed amid concern about civil unrest. Anadolu reported that French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had instructed regional prefects to impose partial curfews in some areas after protests that included violence and looting.
German news agency dpa-AFX reported that the DAX had briefly fallen to around 25,000 points before recovering most of its losses, and attributed the recovery in part to reports of a possible compromise proposal from mediators in Qatar and Pakistan in the US-Iran conflict. The Euro Stoxx 50 closed down 0.38% at 6,121.66.
Anadolu reported that a survey of German investor expectations fell in October for the first time in nine months.
For the French bond market, see our earlier report.
Sources
- Avrupa borsaları düşüşle kapandı / 20 Ekim 2026 · Anadolu Agency
- Frankfurt stocks close: Dax largely shakes off losses · dpa-AFX via MarketScreener
- Europe close: Stocks end off lows as oil falls but French markets underperform · Sharecast
- European stocks close mostly lower as Middle East headlines drive market swings · investingLive
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