Date: Dec 17, 2018
Shares of AgroGeneration SA (EPA:ALAGR) last traded at 0.1375, representing a move of -1.79%, or -0.0025 per share, on volume of 59,675 shares. After opening the trading day at 0.143, shares of AgroGeneration SA traded in a close range. AgroGeneration SA currently has a total float of 104.45M shares and on average sees 143,906 shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 0.121 and high of 0.454.
French Stock Market: A European Prowess
France is not just all about the unparalleled gastronomic experience nor the beautiful destinations. It is also acknowledged for being one of Europe’s pride on the economic front. It is also a special market place for AgroGeneration SA. With a thriving corporate sector, France surely has an interesting economy as well.
France’s Equity Market
Euronext Paris, which was formerly known as Paris Bourse, is the main stock exchange in France. It is part of Euronext, a pan-European stock exchange across five European cities including Paris, London, Lisbon, Brussels, and Amsterdam.
Euronext was established on September 22, 2000, creating the first pan-European stock exchange from the merger of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the Brussels Stock Exchange, and the Paris Bourse in an effort to leverage the European Union (EU) economy. In 2002, the Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa was integrated into the union, further strengthening one of Europe’s biggest stock exchanges.
Developing very quickly it helped many companies like AgroGeneration SA to find their investors. As of the first quarter of 2014, Euronext has a total market capitalization of €1.60 trillion with over 1,000 companies listed on it.
The leading indices on Euronext include PSI 20, Next 150, Euronext 100, CAC 40, BEL 20, AScX, AMX, and AEX.
CAC 40 is the index measuring the 40 most valuable companies listed on Euronext Paris. Unlike the leading index in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average— a price-weighted index, CAC 40 is a free-float modified capitalization-weighted index since December 1, 2003. Prior to this, its components are measured based on total market capitalization.
