The Archive · 1938

Rentes, Stocks Rise

Paris, Oct. 23.

During the past week, the Bourse was calm, but there was a generally satisfactory tendency, particularly upon various French counters.

The reserve. of market-operators is explained by the incertitude pr valent over the pending recovery measures envisaged by the Government, and over the evolution of the country's internal policy.

Facts that influenced the market included the amelioration of the internal monetary situation as ai tested by the Bank of France's weekly balance sheet. This had a direct effect upon tha standing of the Rentes.

The firmer position of the franc upon the exchange market was another factor in operations on the Bourse, Besides, the Bourse welcomed as a good sign the cordial interview at Berchtesgaden between Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler and M. Andre Francoi Poncet, departing French Ambassodor to Germany.

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