(News Bulletin 247) – The day after an increase of more than 0.6% in the CAC40 to 7,447 points, futures augur a gain of around 0.3% in the flagship index of the Paris Stock Exchange , encouraged by the favorable direction of the US equity markets the day before.
The New York Stock Exchange indeed ended Thursday’s session in the green, with increases of more than 0.3% on the Dow Jones and 1.5% on the Nasdaq Composite, carried by hopes of an agreement in Washington to raise the US debt ceiling.
“In a statement released Thursday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave an optimistic view, saying he sees ‘the path we can take to reach an agreement’,” Wells Fargo said.
‘Furthermore, he even said he expected the House of Representatives to consider a deal next week, with a ‘deal in principle’ possible this weekend,’ Deutsche Bank said this morning. .
On this side of the Atlantic, however, the news promises to be particularly light in this so-called ‘three witches’ session, the day after Ascension Thursday not expected to see any major corporate publication.
The only notable statistic in Europe, the industrial producer price index in Germany rose by 4.1% in April year-on-year, marking a marked slowdown compared to the 6.7% rise observed in March.
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