European Stocks Surge Over French Vote Result

Pro-European Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential run-off.

European stocks markets soared at the open Monday as investors welcomed news that pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron won the largest number of votes in the first round of France’s presidential election.

The Paris CAC 40 index shot up 4.1 percent to 5,267.88 points, while there were sharp gains across Europe.