The CAC 40 edged 0.1% higher to close at 8,074 on Wednesday, halting its retreat from the October 21 peak of 8,258 as positive corporate news outweighed earlier weakness. Renault jumped 2.4% after agreeing to sell a 26.4% stake in its Brazilian business to Geely, removing a key source of uncertainty, while Stellantis rose 1.8% and Bouygues climbed 2.6% after reporting a stronger than expected operating profit of €1.81 billion for the first nine months of 2025 and revenue of €41.9 billion, up 0.9% year on year. Luxury names reversed early losses that followed softer Chinese services data, though company specific disappointments left Edenred down 3.2%, Thales off 2.9% and Sanofi down 1.3%. On the macro side France’s industrial production surprised on the upside with a 0.7% gain in September versus forecasts of 0.1%, which helped steady the market.