(CercleFinance.com) – The CAC40 which had reopened without trend, amplified its gains (+ 0.75%) and is close to 7.140: the index could register the 3rd best closing in its history (after 7.156 and 7.152).
The Euro-Stoxx50 posted an identical performance with 0.7% to 4,282, in the wake of Amsterdam with + 0.8%.
Optimism also seems to return in the United States with a Dow Jones at + 0.4% and the S & P500 (+ 0.7% at 4,760) pulverizes a 69th annual record, with a possible double closing / intraday (it will be necessary to validate a score greater than 4.744 at 10 p.m., this should only be a formality, since no ‘stat’ is expected on Monday).
In the absence of major macroeconomic data, the stock market news of the coming days could once again be punctuated by the issue of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on global economic life, with millions of ‘cases’ (contact or ‘positive’ checks) who find themselves forced into isolation … and teleworking is not always possible (manufacturing industry, hotels / restaurants, airline industry …).
The bond markets do not seem to attract many investors in ‘search of security’ in the face of the advance of Omicron (possible questioning of growth) as the United Kingdom and Spain backtrack on the ‘measures of braking ‘identical to those implemented in Denmark and the Netherlands (curfews, cancellation of collective events).
Our OATs deteriorated by + 2.5Pts to 0.143%, T-Bonds – after a 3-day bridge – fell by -1.5Pt from 1.4920% to 1.477%.
Little movement on forex with a symbolic increase of 0.1% towards 1.1310 / E; an ounce of gold is unchanged at $ 1,808 /. oz.
In the news of stocks, Alstom recovered a little with + 2.5%, Stellantis gained + 2.3%.
Orange has announced an agreement for the acquisition, from Nethys, of 75% less one share of VOO, a transaction which will provide Orange Belgium with a very high speed network in Wallonia and part of Brussels.
Groupe Gorgé confirms that it has submitted a non-binding indicative offer for the acquisition of the company iXblue, whose activities in maritime, defense, hydrography and drones are complementary to those of its autonomous robotics subsidiary ECA Group.
EDF announced the success of the syndication of a new revolving credit facility of 1.5 billion euros with an initial maturity of three years, the cost of which will be indexed to four of the Group’s ESG performance indicators, and particularly in terms of its social responsibility.
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