(BFM Bourse) – The Parisian index begins the week with a slight increase. The CAC 40 ended up 0.3% at the end of a session marked by the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Wall Street is closed to commemorate the birth of Pastor Martin Luther King.
The Paris Stock Exchange remains well anchored in its upward momentum initiated last week. The CAC gained another 0.31% this Monday, January 20 to end its run at 7,733.50 points.
The flagship Parisian index even gained up to 0.70% around 3:45 p.m. in reaction to press information according to which Donald Trump would not impose new customs duties from the first day of his term in the White House.
This Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump intended to issue a memo ordering federal agencies to investigate trade deficits and unfair trade practices. But, according to the American daily, this document does not provide for the establishment of customs duties from its first day in the White House.
Curtain down on Wall Street this Monday
Moreover, Donald Trump entered the Capitol to take the oath of office and will be officially enthroned as the 47th President of the United States.
The American markets will keep the curtain down to commemorate the birth of Pastor Martin Luther King.
-In terms of values, variations on the CAC 40 were fairly contained. Société Générale recorded the largest increase in the Parisian index, with an increase of 2.5%, while Engie returned 1.7%, the most pronounced decline.
Outside the CAC 40, Poxel jumped 15.1% as sales of its type 2 diabetes treatment topped 5 billion yen in Japan, pushing its royalty rate to 10% on additional sales .
On other markets, the euro jumped 1.2% against the dollar to $1.0400, in reaction to information from the Wall Street Journal. Oil is losing ground. The March contract on North Sea Brent lost 1.3% to $79.73 per barrel while the February contract on WTI listed in New York lost 1.5% to $76.20 per barrel.
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