(AOF) – European stock markets are expected to be in a positive zone at the opening of a session on Wednesday which will be particularly calm in terms of statistics. Yesterday, Wall Street ended in the green at the end of the first trading session under the Trump II administration. The announcements of the new tenant of the White House are being scrutinized with all the more attention as the Fed will meet on January 29 to decide on its monetary policy. The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, will speak today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Values to follow today
Alstom
Alstom reported organic revenue up 9.8% to 4.67 billion euros for its third quarter of the 2024/25 fiscal year. Over the period, order intake amounted to 4.26 billion euros compared to 5.45 billion a year earlier. Over 9 months, turnover showed organic growth of 6.9%, to 13.44 billion euros and order intake stood at 15.2 billion euros, compared to 13.9 billion euros. euros over the same period in the previous financial year.
Has
Havas announces the acquisition of CA Sports, a Spanish agency specializing in sponsorship strategies and business development through sport. CA Sports joins Havas Play, the Havas network dedicated to connecting brands to consumers through their passions. CA Sports, under the name “CA Sports Part of Havas Play” will continue to be led by Cinto Ajram, its founder and CEO, who retains a minority stake in the company
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Sanofi
Sanofi said on Wednesday that the European Commission had approved its drug Sarclisa in combination with the reference regimen combining bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (VRd), for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in adults not eligible for a autologous stem cell transplant.
Sidetrade
Sidetrade, specialist in Order-to-Cash applications based on AI, announces growth of 26% in its turnover in 2024, to 55 million euros. The share of turnover generated outside France is 65% while 70% of its workforce is based abroad. The United States fully played its role as a growth engine with a 36% increase in subscription orders, representing 46% of the total. “Sidetrade is in working order to achieve another year of growth and profitability in 2025 and beyond,” underlines the group’s management.
Macroeconomic figures
Consumer confidence in December in Spain will be known at 11:00 a.m. before Christine Lagarde's speech in the euro zone at 4:15 p.m.
Around 8:30 a.m., the euro lost 0.15% to 1.0413 dollars.
Yesterday in Paris
European stock markets closed, like yesterday, in positive territory. For the first session on Wall Street under the new Trump administration, the American indices are moving in the green at the midpoint. Investors seem relieved that the new tenant of the White House did not implement tariffs immediately after his inauguration yesterday. The CAC 40, which posted a sixth consecutive session on the rise, increased by 0.48% to 7770.95 points while the EuroStoxx 50 gained 0.05% to 5166.79 points.
Yesterday on Wall Street
US stock markets closed higher at the end of the first trading session under the Trump II administration. The 47th American president has already signed a series of decrees relating to immigration, energy, climate and even trade policy. Operators seem relieved by the fact that the new tenant of the White House did not implement customs duties immediately after his inauguration. The Dow Jones rose 1.24% to 44,025 points while the Nasdaq gained 0.64% to 19,756 points.
