The Paris Bourse opened without much change after its slight decline the day before. The only real meeting of the meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. with the weekly jobless claims in the United States.

The Paris Stock Exchange fluctuates camp on its opening positions the day after its unsuccessful attempt to sign its first close above the threshold of 7,200 points, crossed in session Wednesday. The new S&P 500 record, the 70^e this year is a supporting factor, but the weakness of trading volumes as Christmas Eve approaches makes the market particularly volatile.

At 9:15 am, the Cac 40 is perfectly stable at 7,161.54 points.

No notable variation can be reported within the flagship index. We can nevertheless cite the 0.6% increase in L’Oreal and the decline of the same magnitude of crossroads.

On Wednesday, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 set new close records as investors push forward the “Santa Claus rally,” which encompasses the last five sessions of the year and the first two of the following year. The trend also benefited from indicators confirming that the US economy remains solid. For now, the Dow Jones has posted a gain of 19.2% over the year, the S&P 500 of 27.6% and the Nasdaq Composite of 22.3%.

Tokyo up 4.9% over the year

In Asia, the CSI 300 of the main capitalizations of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges ended up 0.8%, supported by the prospect of measures to support the economy after the announcement of tax cuts and in anticipation of monetary easing. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ended its last session of 2021 on a decline of 0.4%. It nevertheless posted a gain of 4.9% over the year.

Investors continue to monitor the surge in Omicron variant coronavirus infections and its implications for the recovery. However, they find that many countries are trying to limit the economic impact by relaxing isolation rules rather than resorting to strict containment measures. The market has picked up on the fact that Omicron will have to come to terms with, while taking into account studies indicating that it causes milder symptoms than the Delta variant, which it is on the way to supplant.

Main macroeconomic meeting of the day, the US Department of Labor will unveil at 2:30 p.m. the weekly jobless claims figures for the week ended December 24. The consensus formed by Bloomberg expects an increase from 1,000 to 206,000 in the first requests for allowances.