France's Interior Ministry counting

90% of votes now counted in this first round:

  • Macron 23.7%
  • Le Pen 21.9%

The second, and final round will be a Macron, Le Pen runoff

  • Latest opinion polls: Opinion polls for 2nd round released: 60%+ Macron, Le Pen around 40%
  • The second round is two weeks off: When is the final round of the French election? (Spoiler alert, May 7)

Market response

  • Stock index futures are higher
  • Gold lower
  • EUR higher