Activity on Euronext's cash equity markets fell slightly in October, according to the latest figures published Monday by the stock exchange operator.

In a press release, the group states that average daily volume on its cash markets was down 3% on October 2023, at just over 2.3 million transactions.

Month-on-month, i.e. compared with September 2024, average daily trading volume nevertheless increased by 4%.

Over the first ten months of the year as a whole, daily cash activity was down by 6% compared with the same period in 2023.

In a sign of the sluggish IPO market, Euronext says it counted just two fundraising deals last month, bringing the year-to-date total to 35, compared with 49 in the corresponding period last year.

On the Paris Bourse, Euronext shares gained 0.5% on Monday morning in the wake of these figures, underperforming an SBF 120 index up 1.2%.

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