Definitions for "Cac 40 index"
CAC 40 stands for Compagnie Nationale des Agents de Change. It is made up of 40 stocks and is a subset of the new SBF 120 index. It, in turn, is a subset of the SBF 250, which replaces the old CAC General index. The CAC 40 index is the main real-time indicator for the French stockmarket.
A broad-based index of common stock on the Paris Bourse, based on 40 of the 100 largest companies listed on the forward segment of the official list. Comparable to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Some index futures and index options contracts are based on the CAC 40 index.
The main index of the French stock market made up of the 40 largest companies by market capitalisation.