After two sessions of gains, the Paris Stock Exchange is divided into negative territory on Friday. At the close, the CAC 40 lost no less than 3.60%, and returned to below 3000 points to 2974.59 points. All index values have completed the session in the red. In its wake, London and Frankfurt show respective losses of 2.36% and 4.13%. Milan, meanwhile, lost no less than 4.93%.
Once again, the banking sector has suffered the wrath of investors. He has stepped up its losses when that Jürgen Stark, member of the Executive Board of the ECB, announced his resignation for "personal reasons" according to the statement of the ECB.The chief economist of the institution has repeatedly expressed his opposition in recent weeks to buyback of government bonds led the ECB to ease the most fragile countries in the euro area.
In addition, the statements of Christine Lagarde, under which a liquidity crisis was not to dismiss as some banks needed additional capital, also weighed on the trend. "This is the effect Lagarde. These statements primarily affect banks that are considered the least well placed in terms of capital ratios, "said one trader.
Result: Société Générale, signing by far the largest decline of the day, tumbling from 10.58% to 17.44 euros.Behind her, Crédit Agricole loose 7.77% to 5.40% euro Natixis 7.60% to 2.40 euros, BNP Paribas 7.54% to 29.80 euros and Axa 7.59% to 9.39 euros .
The opening of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors of leading industrialized countries, on Friday afternoon in Marseille to find answers to the crisis, will not have enough to reassure the markets.
Obama's plan is not reassuring
Investors also received without enthusiasm details of the plan unveiled by the Employment Barack Obama in the night. U.S. President presented a draft law on the release of 447 billion for the Americans out of unemployment."This plan will give an electric shock to an economy that has stalled, will give confidence to businesses on the fact that if they invest and hire, there will be customers for their products and services," assured the U.S. president to members of Congress .
Clearly, the operators seem to doubt the implementation of this plan. Its funding is already generating questions from Republican opponents could block a vote. Barack Obama urged them to adopt "immediately". The U.S. president also announced that it will issue on September 19 "a deficit reduction plan more ambitious."
Similarly, investors have also not appreciated the remarks of the President of the Federal Reserve on growth and employment on Thursday night.The Fed "will do everything it can to participate in the return of growth and employment rates," said its chairman Ben Bernanke, minimizing inflation fears. This speech, however, feeds the assumption of a new effort of quantitative easing, which could be announced at the next meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Fed, scheduled for September 20 and 21.
Inflation slows in China
Also on the macroeconomic front, Japan has this morning reported a decline of 2.1% of GDP in the second quarter 2011 annualized. This is more than the 1.3% decline initially estimated. The main factor weighing on GDP has been the decline in exports (-4.9% from January to March).
In China, rising consumer prices, the main barometer of inflation, which had accelerated in recent months, slowed slightly to 6.2% in August.Industrial production is she up 13.5% in August.
In France, industrial production rebounded 1.5% in July after a decline of similar magnitude in June, show statistics released Friday by INSEE. The budget deficit of the French government fell in late July to 86.6 billion euros, against 93.1 billion euros a year earlier, thanks to lower costs, said Friday the Department of Budget .
United States, wholesale inventories reached a record high in July, rising 0.8% to 462.4 billion dollars, an unprecedented amount, in accordance with market expectations.
As for currencies, the euro Friday pressed below the $ 1.37 for the first time since late February, weighed down by concerns about increasing the economic health of the euro area and the global economic recovery.At the close, the European currency fell to 1.348 dollar (-1.70%), its lowest level since Feb. 23. For its part, the oil appears also down, despite a surprise drop in U.S. inventories. A barrel of "light sweet crude" for October delivery trading at 86.65 dollars, down 2.70%.
Values to follow
• TF1 (-7.20% to 9.54 euros), M6 (-6.51% to 13.29 euros) Bolloré (3.37% to 161 euros), Vivendi (-0.25% at 16 , 05 euros); NextRadioTV (-0.39% to 10.10 euros)
Chains react in a disorganized to take control of Direct 8 Direct and Star, two DTT channels free of the Bolloré Group, Canal +. The subsidiary of Vivendi will have three DTT frequencies. Be as much as TF1 and M6 more than the group which, in addition to the namesake chain, has only W9.For this operation, fully financed by shares, a stake Bolloré group Vivendi.
• Total (-2.47% to 32.83 euros)
The Anglo-Dutch oil group Shell said Friday that oil was discovered off the coast of French Guiana, during exploratory drilling at about 150 km off the coast.
• Sopra (0.69% to 45 euros)
The group announced the takeover of Delta, specialized in banking software.The transaction is expected to close in early October 2011, will be financed from existing credit lines of business consulting, IT services and software.
• Pierre & Vacances (-4.71% to 37.19 euros)
The group, which operates much of the accommodation ski resorts, opened 369 new tourist residences furnished this winter.
• ArcelorMittal (-7.49% to 13.02 euros)
The group will close as of October 3 for an indefinite period and the second blast furnace at its site in Florange (Moselle), according to a union source quoted by AFP.
• EADS (-1.34% to 21.35 euros)
The group said on Thursday not want to use all of its $ 16 billion (11.45 billion euros) in cash for acquisitions.