(BFM Stock Exchange) – The Parisian index ended up 0.11% this Friday, February 28, after the publication of an online PCE index with expectations in the United States. Over the whole week, the Parisian index yields 0.5%.

The Paris Stock Exchange experienced a much quieter session this Friday, February 28 than the day before. The CAC 40 ended the day with a slight increase of 0.11% to 8,111.63 points.

Over the whole week, the Parisian index abandons 0.53%, the CAC 40 having notably suffered from Donald Trump announcements on multiple customs rights but also disappointing American indicators (the consumer confidence index on Tuesday, new unemployment registrations on Thursday).

To return to this Friday session, the CAC 40 could be supported by the slight rebound of Wall Street, which had suffered the day before. Shortly before the European fence, the Nasdaq took 0.4% and the S&P 500 fell 0.3%. The two indices had lost 2.8% and 1.6% respectively on Thursday.

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Saint-Gobain is distinguished

The PCE index, an alternative inflation indicator which is favored by the American Federal Reserve (Fed), landed online with expectations. The index excluding energy of energy and food increased by 2.6% over a year in January.

The inflation rate “is still too high to the Fed taste and, taking into account the accumulation of customs inflationary measures, we maintain our opinion according to which the rate reductions are not on the agenda this year”, Capital Economics.

The markets have dissected a slew of business results. Saint-Gobain got away with it, taking 1.9% after delivering his accounts and indicated to aim for an operating margin of at least 11% in 2025.

We will not say so much Teleperformance, which dropped by 7.5% while the company announced objectives weighted by the loss of an important contract.

Forvia and Valeo equipment manufacturers lost 22.6% and 11.2% respectively, weighted by fears on their deleveraging trajectory.

Nexity unscrewed by 20% while AlphaValue fears that the group’s resumption in 2025 is only “progressive”.

In other markets, the euro takes 0.07% against the dollar at 1.0406 dollars. Oil is retreating. The May contract on the Brent de Mer of the North loses $ 1% at $ 72.84 a barrel while the April that on the WTI listed in New York cedes 0.8% to 69.77 Dollars per barrel.