(AOF) – European stock markets should fall this Tuesday at the opening of the session. Investors will take note of inflation data for the month of December in France and the euro zone. The unemployment rate in November in the euro zone will be published at 11 a.m. The CAC 40 should lose 0.48%. On the values side, Sodexo confirmed its objectives for the 2025 financial year after announcing a 1.9% increase in its turnover in the first quarter of this financial year. For its part, LDC announced an increase of 3.4% in its turnover in the third quarter of its 2024-2025 financial year.
Values to follow today
LDC
The turnover for the third quarter, ended at the end of September, of the 2024-2025 financial year of LDC amounted to 1.58 billion euros compared to 1.53 billion in the third quarter of 2023-2024, an increase of 3, 4% (stable at -0.1% on an identical basis). The dynamic increase in volumes sold which carried activity over the first half of 2023-2024 (+4.9% compared to the comparable period) accelerated during the third quarter (+10.8% compared to the third quarter). 2023-2024). On a like-for-like basis, the increase in volumes amounts to 4.8% over the third quarter.
Interparfums
Interparfums announces the departure of Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo, international affairs director for the Montblanc, Coach, Lacoste and Van Cleef & Arpels brands. Joining the group in 1994, he will be replaced in this position by Daphné Benacin, currently regional export director. Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo terminated his mandate as deputy general manager with effect from December 30, 2024 and his mandate as director with effect from the evening of Thursday April 17, 2025, at the end of the next general meeting of shareholders.
Sodexo
Sodexo's consolidated revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 reached €6.4 billion, up +1.9% compared to the previous fiscal year, including a negative currency effect of -2 % and a contribution from acquisitions net of disposals of -0.8%. Internal growth stands at +4.6%. It is affected by a high basis of comparison due to the Rugby World Cup last year, partially offset by the Paralympic Games during the financial year. Excluding these items, underlying internal growth for the first quarter amounts to +4.9%.
Spie
Spie has announced the appointment of Evert Lemmen as Managing Director of Spie Nederland effective February 1, 2025. He will join the group's executive committee. Evert Lemmen, 54, has a degree in electrical engineering. With the acquisition of Worksphere by the French specialist in multi-technical services in the fields of energy and communications in 2022, Evert Lemmen has been appointed head of Spie Building Solutions. The latter “displayed excellent results under his leadership,” Spie said.
Macroeconomic figures
In France, data on inflation in December will be published at 8:45 a.m.
In the euro zone, data on inflation in December and those on the unemployment rate in November will be published at 11 a.m.
Data on the trade balance in November in the United States will be known at 2:30 p.m.
The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (ISM) in December and the Jolts report on job openings in November will be published at 4 p.m. in the United States.
Around 8:30 a.m., the euro gained 0.25% to 1.0415 dollars.
Yesterday in Paris
European stock markets rebounded, supported by technology stocks and speculation about a targeted increase in customs duties by the future Trump administration. “This is a new example of ‘fake news,’” Donald Trump reacted on his social network. Tech companies benefited from Microsoft's $80 billion in investments in data centers for its 2025 fiscal year and Foxconn's record quarterly revenues. The CAC 40 index gained 2.24% to 7445.69 points while the EuroStoxx50 gained 2.34% to 4985.27 points.
Yesterday on Wall Street
US stock markets closed mixed. Nvidia finished at the top of the Dow Jones, driven by the investments announced by Microsoft in AI as well as the good results of Taiwanese Foxconn. US Steel finished higher. Steel producer files lawsuit against Joe Biden after his takeover was blocked. In addition, Donald Trump denied information from the Washington Post according to which the increase in customs duties would apply to all countries. The Dow Jones lost 0.06% to 42,706.56 points and the Nasdaq gained 1.24% to 19,864.98 points.
