The European single currency reached $1.1023, the highest level since November, at around 2030 GMT Sunday after it became clear that the pro-EU former investment banker Macron had won. However, the euro soon fell back to stand at $1.0937 approach midday in Paris on Monday.

The Paris stock market was meanwhile down 1.0 percent after sharper falls compared with the main Frankfurt and London indices.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Press), 2017