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CAC 40: holds above 8,200 points on 5 November 2026 as Nasdaq falls 4%
On 5 November 2026, the Paris Bourse held above 8,200 points while the Nasdaq slumped. Financial media attributed the gap to a sector rotation, the day after the US elections.
By Yvan T., published
The facts
According to BFM Bourse (article published at 5:54pm on 5 November 2026), artificial intelligence stocks suffered a sharp fall. The Nasdaq lost 4% and the CAC 40 held above 8,200 points.
Investir Les Echos (5:53pm the same day) described a sector rotation “in full swing”. According to the headline, the CAC 40 ended modestly higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell sharply.
In an article published at 1:41pm, BFM Bourse said that this rotation was lifting the CAC 40, shown at +0.8% at that point, since the outcome of the US elections. The available information does not specify whether this 0.8% measures the session or a longer period. The index’s exact close is not given there either.
Capital.fr (7:00pm) for its part linked the CAC 40’s resilience to the Democrats’ victory. The outlet also said that Momentum’s stock selection had soared. The material provided does not give details of these stocks or of their performance.
Our take
Reading: the three outlets describe the same mechanism. Capital is leaving technology and AI-related stocks, then being redeployed to other sectors. The CAC 40 has few major AI names, which may explain why it absorbs the shock better than the Nasdaq. This explanation remains a hypothesis. The sources consulted do not detail its mechanics.
The link with the US elections is asserted by BFM Bourse and Capital.fr, but the headlines do not say through which channels the vote would have weighed on sectors. Nor can it be ruled out that the fall in AI stocks has its own causes, unrelated to the vote. The timing coincides, but it does not on its own prove causation.
A modest rise in the CAC 40 against a 4% fall in the Nasdaq mainly signals a difference in composition between the two indices. It does not indicate that the Paris index is decoupling durably from US markets. A single session does not allow us to decide between a lasting rotation and a one-off adjustment.
Risks to watch
This analysis is based on headlines and article summaries, without access to the full texts or to complete closing figures. A sector rotation can reverse quickly, and the CAC 40's resilience depends in part on how US markets develop. The causal link with the elections continues to be interpreted differently by different media.
Sources
- Cac 40 : La débâcle des valeurs liées à l'IA fait chuter le Nasdaq de 4%, le CAC 40 résiste au-dessus des 8.200 points
- La rotation sectorielle bat son plein sur le marché, le Cac 40 finit en hausse modérée tandis que le Nasdaq Composite, à forte coloration technologique, chute
- Cac 40 : Cette «rotation sectorielle» qui porte le CAC 40 (+0,8%) depuis l'issue des élections aux États-Unis
- Bourse : pourquoi le CAC 40 profite-t-il de la victoire des démocrates ? La sélection d’actions de Momentum s’envole
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