PARIS/LONDON/ZURICH (dpa-AFX) – At the end of the first full stock market week of 2026 in Europe, there were a number of new records. Both the Paris and Zurich stock exchanges reported new historical highs on Friday. The EuroStoxx 50 as the leading index for the Eurozone also reached another record, driven up primarily by the French stocks in the index. It ended trading with an increase of 1.58 percent to 5,997.47 points. On a weekly basis the profit was 2.5 percent.
Not only the heavyweights, but also the broad European market were sought after by investors. The Stoxx 600 (Stoxx Europe 600), which includes 600 stocks, also reached a record.
Outside the euro area, the Swiss SMI rose by 0.53 percent to 13,421.82 points and set another record. The British leading index FTSE 100 still barely missed this, despite a premium of 0.80 percent to 10,124.60 points./bek/men