(News Bulletin 247) – The Parisian index closed higher this Monday evening at the gates of 8,000 points, still supported by the reassuring American employment figures published at the end of last week and encouraging statistics in the euro zone.

The start of the week is bullish on the Paris Stock Exchange, which benefits from solid statistics published in the euro zone.

Investor morale improved in May, while producer prices in the euro zone fell by 0.4% in March, a drop in line with the consensus. A statistic which reinforces the optimism of the markets on the direction of prices in the Old Continent, and a potential monetary easing on the part of the European Central Bank from June. The ECB’s chief economist, Philip Lane, also estimated in an interview with the Spanish newspaper “El Confidential” that the arguments in favor of a reduction in key rates had strengthened, according to comments reported by the agency Reuters.

The CAC 40 therefore continues its rise, and ends up 0.49% at contact with 8,000 points, at 7,996.64 points after a peak at 0.95% and an incursion above this key threshold at the hour lunch.

This progression, however, is taking place calmly, while several public holidays (like Wednesday and Thursday in France) will reduce market liquidity this week. Moreover, the London Stock Exchange is closed this Monday.

Some company results will also be revealed, such as the accounts for the first quarter of Bouygues on Tuesday, or those for the entire 2023-2024 financial year of Alstom on Wednesday.

Teleperformance is there

For the moment, a few values ​​stand out. Teleperformance recorded the largest increase in the CAC 40 with 5.9% while Société Générale fell again by 0.8% after returning 5.2% on Friday, the market worrying about the revenue dynamics in retail banking in France.

Outside the CAC 40, Carmat rebounded by 9.8% driven by an encouraging milestone on a key clinical trial to obtain reimbursement for its artificial heart in France as well as its commercial authorization in the United States.

Maurel & Prom gained 7.3% after announcing that it had obtained a specific license from the American Ofac, which will allow it to continue its operations in Venezuela.

Micropole advances by 9.9% while a battle seems to be looming to buy the company, which should create a stock market bidding war on the stock.

On other markets, the euro gained 0.2% against the dollar to 1.0777 dollars. Oil is advancing after Saudi Arabia’s decision to raise the price of its black gold for June. The July North Sea Brent contract rose 0.6% to $83.46 per barrel, while the June contract for WTI listed in New York also gained 0.6% to $78.60 per barrel. barrel.