French markets wake up to risk of Le Pen presidency

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, whose presidential campaign has gained momentum in recent days, captured 48.5% of voter intentions in an opinion poll

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

French stocks and bonds fell as markets started to acknowledge the risk of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen winning this month's presidential elections against incumbent Emmanuel Macron.

France's benchmark Cac-40 equity index fell on Tuesday, underperforming the pan-European shares index.