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