Euronext Paris is the French stock exchange and descends from the Paris Bourse, which was established by royal decree under Louis XV a few years after the collapse of John Law's Mississippi Company bubble. The exchange later moved into the Palais Brongniart, built under Napoleon, and open-outcry trading on its floor gave way to electronic trading in the 1980s, with the CAC 40 index introduced in 1987. In 2000 the Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels exchanges merged to form Euronext, which became part of NYSE Euronext in 2007 and was spun off as an independent company in 2014. In 2021 Euronext acquired the Italian exchange Borsa Italiana.
Before and after
- 1723Founding of Montevideo
- June 1723Birth of Adam Smith
- 22 January 1724Founding of Saint Petersburg State University
- 22 April 1724Birth of Immanuel Kant
- 24 September 1724Founding of Euronext Paris
- 1725The Four Seasons
- 28 January 1725Death of Peter the Great
- 2 April 1725Birth of Giacomo Casanova
- 28 October 1726Publication of Gulliver's Travels
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- 27 July 1694Founding of Bank of England
- 1698Founding of London Stock Exchange
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 18th century.