PARIS (Reuters) – Wall Street is expected up while European scholarships retreat on mid -session on Thursday, investors greeting the encouraging prospects for the artificial intelligence sector before the publication of new activity data. Futures in New York indices suggest an opening of Wall Street in the green, the Dow Jones appearing up 0.28%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 increased by 0.64%and the Nasdaq advances by 0.7%.
In Paris, the CAC 40 folded up from 0.26% to 8,122.83 points around 12:00 GMT. The Dax in Frankfurt abandons 0.6%, while the FTSE in London increased by 0.4%.
The pan -European FTSEUROFIRST 300 index loses 0.29%, the Eurostoxx 50 fell by 0.59%and the Stoxx 600 declines by 0.29%.
Nvidia published its results on Wednesday, deemed disappointing by investors but who reassured the state of demand for semiconductors and artificial intelligence expenses (IA).
The observers feared that the generalization of the Chinese models of AI, less greedy in resources, can limit the investments of companies in the sector.
Several indicators are also expected on Thursday and Friday: sales of lasting goods and GDP in the fourth quarter on Thursday, as well as PCE inflation on Friday, in a context of increasing concerns on the trajectory of the American economy.
European markets are concerned for threats to customs duties brandished by Donald Trump, the American president who said on Wednesday that his administration would soon impose customs duties of 25% on imports from the European Union.
Several indicators published on Wednesday, including the growth of credit in the euro zone and French production prices, have also surprised downwards and rekindle fears of a slowdown in the European economy.
Nvidia is expected to decrease the day after the group’s publication of its results and forecasts.
Salesforce announced on Wednesday providing an annual turnover below consensus, the adoption of its platform backed by artificial intelligence being slower than expected.
Values ​​in Europe
Sopra Steria reported on an organic decline in its annual turnover Thursday, penalized by a degradation of market conditions, and abandons 12%.
SEB reported on Thursday of poorer forecasts than hoped for and declines by 7.4%.
Group Vusion (ex-Imagotag) announced on Wednesday anticipating a marked acceleration of turnover growth in 2025, and flourished by 25.3%.
Ipsos jumped 10% after announcing on Wednesday plan to improve its activity in 2025.
Technip Energie reported a slightly higher annual turnover on Thursday than expected by the group, and climbs 10%.
Rolls-Royce reported an increase of 55% of its annual profit, against the backdrop of growth of the wholesale market, and increased by 17.4%.
WPP announced a 1.0% drop in its organic turnover over the whole year, a result less good than expected, and collapses by 15.6%.
Ocado, a British group of online supermarkets and technology reported Thursday of an annual loss before reduced taxes, to 374.3 million pounds (452.57 million euros), and offset by 16.2%.
Aixtron, a German manufacturer of flea systems, lost 11.3% after saying Thursday expects its turnover for this year to be lower than last year due to a difficult market environment.
Rate American yields are progressing after Donald Trump’s announcements on the establishment of customs duties against Europe.
Treasury’s yield at ten years takes 5.3 bp to 4.302%, while the two -year title yield increased from 3.2 pb to 4.1044%.
The yield of German ten years is stable at 2.446%, that of the rate at two years is maintained at 2.062%.
Changes The exchange markets vary little before new American indicators, expected during the session.
The dollar earns 0.18% against a basket of reference currencies, the euro crosses 0.09% to 1.0474 dollars, and the pound sterling lost 0.01% to 1.2671 dollars.
OIL
Brut is up sharply, the markets concerning the revocation of the Chevron license allowing the major to extract oil in Venezuela.
Brent increased by 1.05% to $ 73.29 a barrel, the American light crude (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) increases from 0.95% to 69.27 dollars.
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