Asian stocks stutter, euro gains after first round vote in France

The euro was 0.32% higher at $1.0747, while European stock futures rose 1% as exit polls showed Marine Le Pen’s eurosceptic National Rally emerged ahead in the first round of the French vote but with fewer votes than some analysts had forecast. The euro was 0.32% higher at $1.0747, while European stock futures rose 1% as exit polls showed Marine Le Pen’s eurosceptic National Rally emerged ahead in the first round of the French vote but with fewer votes than some analysts had forecast.  Economic Times