 In WPR Business News now, Asian markets are down, European markets are higher. After French elections left the legislature divided among left, center, and far right with no single faction getting close to a majority. The CAC 40 there, that's the index of French companies, erased losses in the early going. They're up 0.8%. So far, markets' worst fear was a majority for either the left-wing New Front or the anti-immigrant National Rally, which is led by Marina Penn.