(BFM Stock Exchange) – The Parisian index switched to the red in the afternoon of Tuesday, February 25, caused by the bad dynamics of the American markets.

Once again, the Paris Stock Exchange is sealed by Wall Street. The CAC 40 finished down 0.49% to 8,051.07 points, in the wake of the poor resistance of the American clues.

Shortly after the European fence, the S&P 500 lost 0.8% and the composite NASDAQ ceded 1.6% weighted, in particular by the Tesla diving, itself undermined by free fall in Europe.

Apart from Tesla, the poor trend was fed by an American statistic lower than expectations. The consumer confidence index measured by the Conference Board, an American think tank, established itself at 98.3 in January, falling at a lower eight months.

This index is also lower than the expectations of economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal, housed at 102.4.

>> Access our exclusive graphic analyzes, and enter into the confidence of the trading portfolio

Société Générale at the top of the CAC 40

A certain nervousness linked to the file on American customs duties has also been able to weigh on the trend. On Tuesday evening, US President Donald Trump assured that customs surcharge on imports from Canada and Mexico would come into force in March.

On the values ​​side, Société Générale took the head of the CAC 40 (+2.25%), supported by JPMorgan who noted his council to “overcome” against “neutral” previously.

Bureau Veritas abandoned 3.6% accusing the highest drop in CAC 40, despite results deemed good by analysts.

Renault, for its part, sold 0.7% while Jefferies went “to buy” to “keep” on the title.

In other markets, the euro takes 0.2% against the dollar. Oil won after the disappointing publication of the American consumer confidence indicator.

The April contract on the Brent de Mer of the North loses $ 2.2% at $ 72.42 per barrel while the same maturity on the WTI listed in New York yields 2.5% to 68.93 Dollars per barrel.