{"id":2206879,"date":"2026-10-19T08:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2206879"},"modified":"2026-10-19T08:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T05:56:56","slug":"european-stocks-open-in-the-red-as-french-businesses-count-the-cost-of-the-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2206879","title":{"rendered":"European stocks open in the red as French businesses count the cost of the riots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/79\/28\/1200x675_cmsv2_6f6681b0-131b-5f99-b3ba-644f9e26adb6-9957928.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2934988-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2934988\" data-cid=\"9958882\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2934988-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/88\/82\/189x106_cmsv2_0906a641-6781-574f-8681-9c183c927404-9958882.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Netherland&apos;s Prime Minister Rob Jetten arrives for the EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Dutch PM Rob Jetten and partner expecting child via surrogate mother\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2934911-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2934911\" data-cid=\"9958365\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2934911-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/83\/65\/189x106_cmsv2_1caf04c3-49e6-50f2-95df-bca5c0065ba6-9958365.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, right, takes part in a discussion at the Global Security Forum in Doha, 19 October 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Qatar<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Qatar plans new defence partnership and warns of energy crisis &#8216;peak&#8217;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2934960-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2934960\" data-cid=\"9958563\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2934960-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/85\/63\/189x106_cmsv2_47757e15-9e3d-5b9f-9445-e0076d9f21f6-9958563.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Iratxe Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez (first from left), Manfred Weber (third from left) and Val\u00e9rie Hayer (right) during a Parliament&apos;s plenary session\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Parliament&#8217;s centrist leaders set to stay as political tensions deepen\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2934971-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1\" data-nid=\"2934971\" data-cid=\"9958635\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2934971-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/86\/35\/189x106_cmsv2_3a92bcb0-250b-5a97-8c5b-1b57c091c136-9958635.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A woman walks past a vandalized bar the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students&apos; grievances, in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    France galvanised by shopkeepers who fought back against rioters\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Markets<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            European stocks open in the red as French businesses count the cost of the riots<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/95\/79\/28\/1536x864_cmsv2_6f6681b0-131b-5f99-b3ba-644f9e26adb6-9957928.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"FILE. People look at a charred car near Place de la Republique the day after protests against rising living costs in Paris, 18 Oct. 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              FILE. People look at a charred car near Place de la Republique the day after protests against rising living costs in Paris, 18 Oct. 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Emma Da Silva\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspQuirino Mealha\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1792400216\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-10-19 10:56:56 +02:00\">19\/10\/2026 &#8211; 10:56 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment 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class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Euro Stoxx 50 only traded 0.1% lower but the broader pan-European Stoxx 600 was down over 0.6% at the start of Monday\u2019s session.<\/p>\n<p>France\u2019s CAC 40 traded 0.5% lower as, for example, shares in retailer Carrefour, which said 50 of its stores were targeted by looters, were down more than 2%.<\/p>\n<p>French borrowing costs also rose, as a divided parliament debates the 2027 budget, with the 10-year government bond yield at 4.86% after hitting its highest level since 2002 earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The gap with German debt, a gauge of investor nerves, stood at 143.5 basis points, having topped 150 in early October, the widest since the euro debt crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Ratings agency Moody\u2019s reviews France\u2019s Aa3 credit rating, which carries a negative outlook, on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>As for other European indexes, the UK\u2019s FTSE 100, Italy\u2019s FTSE MIB and Spain\u2019s IBEX 35 all traded between 0.4% and 0.6% lower than their Friday close.<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s DAX led the decline and dropped over 0.8% while the Netherlands\u2019 AEX was the outlier, and traded more than 0.4% higher.<\/p>\n<p>The euro was 0.2% lower against the US dollar at around $1.121 and also dropped 0.2% against the British pound to roughly \u00a30.841.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, it sank to its lowest level against the US dollar since mid-May 2025, and against the British pound since early June 2025, with France\u2019s debt troubles and a stronger US dollar outweighing two European Central Bank rate hikes this year.<\/p>\n<p>The ECB next meets on 29 October.<\/p>\n<h2>French business owners count the cost<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities counted about 550,000 people at Saturday\u2019s nationwide marches against rising living costs and the state of French schools, which descended into rioting and looting in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and other cities.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said 2,400 people were arrested, while injured police officers, gendarmes and firefighters reportedly number anywhere between 500 and nearly 1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Nu\u00f1ez, who admitted a lack of anticipation and a loss of control in some cities, offered to resign, but President Emmanuel Macron refused, his office said on Monday, arguing that the security forces needed unbroken command.<\/p>\n<p>Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard, who heads the French retail federation FCD, said about 1,500 shops were hit, with a bill running into hundreds of millions of euros, and that the Republic must protect its shopkeepers.<\/p>\n<p>At Carrefour alone, &#8220;the cost of the repairs will run to well over ten million euros,&#8221; Bompard stated.<\/p>\n<p>Thierry Guibert, CEO of fashion brand Lacoste, whose Lacoste and Aigle stores were looted, urged the French state on social media to act without delay to protect businesses and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Thierry Cotillard, head of supermarket chain Intermarch\u00e9, also said on social media he was deeply angry, while Patrick Martin, head of employers\u2019 group Medef, called the looting unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Smaller traders were blunter.<\/p>\n<p>The boss of outdoor retailer Snowleader said he alerted police as looters forced open the door of his Lyon shop, only to be told to wait and follow up on Tuesday if no one came, while the head of Marseille\u2019s city-centre traders\u2019 association said shopkeepers had been abandoned by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu was set to chair a crisis meeting on Monday, and Commerce Minister Serge Papin to meet trade federations, banks and insurers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, unions have called a national strike for 5 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 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data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Central Asia\u2019s $5bn \u2018Gas Ring\u2019 plan aims to boost energy security<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Stocks across Europe fell at the start of trading on Monday as France reeled from one of its most violent weekends in years, with shopkeepers and CEOs alike tallying the damage and accusing the authorities of leaving them exposed.The Euro Stoxx 50 only traded 0.1% lower but the broader pan-European Stoxx 600 was down over 0.6% at the start of Monday\u2019s session.France\u2019s CAC 40 traded 0.5% lower as, for example, shares in retailer Carrefour, which said 50 of its stores were targeted by looters, were down more than 2%.French borrowing costs also rose, as a divided parliament debates the 2027 budget, with the 10-year government bond yield at 4.86% after hitting its highest level since 2002 earlier this month.The gap with German debt, a gauge of investor nerves, stood at 143.5 basis points, having topped 150 in early October, the widest since the euro debt crisis.Ratings agency Moody\u2019s reviews France\u2019s Aa3 credit rating, which carries a negative outlook, on Friday.As for other European indexes, the UK\u2019s FTSE 100, Italy\u2019s FTSE MIB and Spain\u2019s IBEX 35 all traded between 0.4% and 0.6% lower than their Friday close.Germany\u2019s DAX led the decline and dropped over 0.8% while the Netherlands\u2019 AEX was the outlier, and traded more than 0.4% higher.The euro was 0.2% lower against the US dollar at around $1.121 and also dropped 0.2% against the British pound to roughly \u00a30.841.Last week, it sank to its lowest level against the US dollar since mid-May 2025, and against the British pound since early June 2025, with France\u2019s debt troubles and a stronger US dollar outweighing two European Central Bank rate hikes this year.The ECB next meets on 29 October.French business owners count the costAuthorities counted about 550,000 people at Saturday\u2019s nationwide marches against rising living costs and the state of French schools, which descended into rioting and looting in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and other cities.Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said 2,400 people were arrested, while injured police officers, gendarmes and firefighters reportedly number anywhere between 500 and nearly 1,000.Nu\u00f1ez, who admitted a lack of anticipation and a loss of control in some cities, offered to resign, but President Emmanuel Macron refused, his office said on Monday, arguing that the security forces needed unbroken command.Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard, who heads the French retail federation FCD, said about 1,500 shops were hit, with a bill running into hundreds of millions of euros, and that the Republic must protect its shopkeepers.At Carrefour alone, &#8220;the cost of the repairs will run to well over 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