The CAC 40 ended below 3500 points
While the Asian stock markets declined sharply on Monday morning, the financial markets in Paris have also been very worried. The CAC 40 ended the session on a drop of 0.40% to 3486.33 points.
Even in Germany, where doubts Dax Frankfurt Stock Exchange ended down 0.52% len at 6009.11 points. The London Stock Exchange also closed the day on a drop of 0.21% to 5148.28 points.
The markets are cautious before the release of stress tests on European banks on Friday. The wait also dominated by the rise of publications of results in Europe and the United States.
The macroeconomic environment also remains uncertain especially overseas. Chinese Premier nonetheless sought to reassure investors on the country's economic growth."Everything goes as planned," he said Monday.
On the macroeconomic front, the deficit of the balance of current accounts in the euro area widened in May to 5.8 billion euros against 5.6 billion in April, according to figures from the European Central Bank.
On the currency markets, the euro resists and remains above the $ 1.29 mark Monday morning (0.09%).
Banking and auto bad posture
Four days before the release of stress tests, the values remain very bank surrounded. Societe Generale advance 0.56% after losing more than 5% last week, and Credit Agricole st wins 1.15%, BNP Paribas and Dexia 1.48% 1.43%.
The car values are under profit taking in the image of Peugeot -0.35%) and Renault (- 0.13%).
Despite a sharp rise in turnover (+22% to EUR 144.4 million), Eurotunnel reported a net loss of 44.8 million euros, up more than 36 million euros over the same period in 2009. Contracts awarded on the cons-performance: the action loses 2.86% to 5.8 euros and is on track to record its fourth consecutive decline. At this time, Eurotunnel has lost more than 7% in four days.
This afternoon it was the turn of Edenred, two weeks after its IPO, Guyenne et Gascogne, HF Audika Company and to disclose their turnover in the second quarter. Soitec publish its turnover in the first quarter.
GDF Suez is preparing a cash offer of 6.4 billion pounds (7.6 billion euros) on the British electricity group International Power, confirming a report in The Mail on Sunday.In previous discussions about a reconciliation between the two groups had lasted several months before a halt in January, the newspaper said. For its part, International Power shows a net increase of 9.38% to 346.50 pence in London Bours.
BMB Group, an investment company in Brunei, has denied information from the Sunday Times that she had planned to bid for Club Med 800 million euros. BMB Group, which manages funds for the family of the Sultan of Brunei, have the support of three of the four major shareholders of Club Med, according to British newspaper, citing unidentified sources close to the situation.
At the Salon of Farnborough (South London) that opens Monday until July 25, EADS should reassert its confidence in its chances of winning U.S. tanker contract for Boeing cons.The parent company of Airbus is ready to strengthen the United States for eight billion dollars.
The Partouche group will make a capital increase of approximately 100 million euros to reduce its debt and improve financial liquidity of the group of casinos. The subscription price is set at two euros per share while the subscription period will run from July 20 to August 2.
ADP announced that its passenger traffic rose 2.3% in June over one year. In the first six months of the year, traffic appears down 2.1%.
National Australia Bank (NAB) on Monday agreed with its Asian subsidiary Axa and Axa Asia Pacific (AAP) to extend until Aug. 31 offer of 11.5 billion dollars on NAB PAA.