(News Bulletin 247) – The Parisian index ended almost in balance this Monday, December 23, in limited volumes. Vusiongroup stood out thanks to the extension of its partnership with Walmart.

Without too much surprise, the first session of the end-of-year holiday period did not give rise to major movements on the Paris Stock Exchange.

The CAC 40 ended down 0.03% at 7,272.32 points, in limited volumes, this Monday, December 23. Tuesday’s session will be shortened, with the Parisian market closing its doors shortly after 2 p.m. A two-day break will follow, with a closure on December 25 and 26 before resuming on Friday December 27.

In the absence of a major announcement, the Parisian market lacked a catalyst this Monday. Especially since the American markets are also quite amorphous. Shortly before the European close, the S&P 500 was almost stable (+0.02%).

“There’s not much to get your teeth into this week,” notes Peter Cardillo, of Spartan Capital, quoted by AFP. “We will have some macroeconomic indicators, but nothing that should influence the market significantly,” he judges.

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Investors are keeping an eye on the political situation in France where a government must be appointed. The secretary general of the Élysée, Alexis Kohler, must announce his composition at 6:30 p.m.

In terms of values, the big announcement of the day came from Japan where Nissan and Honda formalized their discussions with a view to a merger which should be completed in August 2026. Renault, which owns 35.7% of Nissan’s capital, declined slightly (-1.2%).

Its stock rose well last week when Japanese media outlet Nikkei reported the existence of these discussions, because a merger would give it more options to sell its stake in Nissan.

Eurofins gained 1.3% after announcing a fourth share buyback program.

Bureau Veritas, which held its first session this Monday on the CAC 40, gained 0.3% while Vivendi, which was ejected, lost 0.4%.

Excluding CAC 40, Vusiongroup jumped 13.6% after announcing an extension of its collaboration with Walmart which will result in additional orders of 1 billion euros.

On other markets, the euro fell 0.3% against the dollar to 1.0398 dollars. Oil is falling. The February contract on North Sea Brent lost 1.1% to $72.15 per barrel while that of the same maturity on WTI listed in New York lost 0.9% to $68.84 per barrel.