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SocGen stock traders join Trump-fuelled boom with record quarter

French bank’s profit beats estimates, helped by bumper markets revenue

Revenue from SocGen’s fixed income and currencies unit ticked down 2% to €698m
Revenue from SocGen’s fixed income and currencies unit ticked down 2% to €698m Photo: Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Société Générale reported record stock trading revenue in the first quarter from heightened volatility tied to US president Donald Trump’s policies.

The French lender’s investment bank reported €2.9bn in revenue for the first three months of 2025, up 10% from a year earlier.

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