The CAC 40 climbed 1% to 8,591 on the first trading day of August, reaching its highest level since late February, as investors embraced renewed hopes for diplomacy after US President Donald Trump announced that talks with Iran would resume following his decision to halt a planned strike. The easing geopolitical tensions drove oil prices lower and encouraged markets to scale back bets on additional ECB tightening, although a September hike remains widely expected. Market optimism was further supported by a fresh batch of corporate earnings reports and company updates. Luxury stocks advanced, with LVMH (1.4%), Herm