BNP Paribas stock closes at EUR 98.43, up 1.51 percent at the close
Published on 09/25/2026 at 19:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
BNP Paribas closed at EUR 98.43 in Paris on September 25, 2026, up EUR 1.46 or 1.51 percent. The stock outperformed the CAC 40 by 1.67 percentage points as the index ended at 8,068.72 points, down 0.16 percent. BNP Paribas traded at its session high at the close, while the available after-hours market data did not add a separate venue quote.
The session on September 25, 2026 in figures
BNP Paribas S.A. (ISIN FR0000131104) opened at EUR 96.46 in Paris after the previous close of EUR 96.97. The shares fell to EUR 95.55 before recovering to a high and close of EUR 98.43. The session range was EUR 2.88, calculated from the high of EUR 98.43 and the low of EUR 95.55. Volume reached 3,489,947 shares, compared with average volume of 1,748,621 shares.
The stock finished EUR 15.39 below its 52-week high of EUR 113.82. BNP Paribas stood EUR 33.31 above its 52-week low of EUR 65.12. The closing price was recorded at 5:38:33 p.m. GMT+2, with the same quote showing the EUR 1.46 absolute gain and 1.51 percent increase. The shares therefore ended at the top of the reported daily range.
Google Cloud partnership shapes the September 25, 2026 backdrop
BNP Paribas entered a five-year partnership with Google Cloud on September 24, covering Gemini models, Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI infrastructure. As PR Newswire reported on September 24, 2026, initial applications include BNP Paribas's internal LLM@CIB assistant and Corporate and Institutional Banking use cases. The announcement gave the shares a company-specific technology theme during the session.
BNP Paribas and Google Cloud did not disclose financial terms for the agreement. As Reuters reported on September 24, 2026, sensitive customer data and critical operations will remain outside public cloud infrastructure. The broader market backdrop included higher bond yields, oil-price volatility and renewed concern about inflation and interest rates.
CAC 40 and French banks on September 25, 2026
The CAC 40 closed at 8,068.72 points, down 0.16 percent, according to the September 25, 2026 market report from Ideal Investisseur. BNP Paribas gained 1.51 percent, while Société Générale closed at EUR 69.87, down 3.29 percent, and Crédit Agricole ended at EUR 17.94, down 0.53 percent. The stock's 1.51 percent gain exceeded Société Générale's performance by 4.80 percentage points and Crédit Agricole's by 2.04 percentage points. French banking shares therefore diverged despite BNP Paribas finishing higher.
French sovereign-risk concerns remained part of the wider market setting as investors assessed political uncertainty and elevated government debt. As Reuters reported on September 25, 2026, French bank credit-default swaps reached their highest level since April 2025. The report also said French five-year sovereign credit insurance costs reached their highest level since April 2017. BNP Paribas ended the session above its previous close despite that risk backdrop.
