(BFM Stock Exchange) – The Paris Stock Exchange kept its CAP Haussier this Thursday, after the BCE verdict on its rates and new positive developments on customs duties in the United States. The CAC 40 closing up 0.3% but refused the obstacle of the 8,200 points.

New increase session on the Paris Stock Exchange. CAC 40 still won 0.29% to 8,197.67 points.

Investors digested a news in charge this Thursday, March 6. At the beginning of the afternoon, they took note of the decision of the European Central Bank (ECB) to lower as expected, its guiding rates of a quarter of percentage.

“This is probably the last ‘consensual decrease’, because the opinions of those responsible diverge as to the future trajectory of monetary policy,” said Nicolas Forest, director of investments at Candriam.

“Even if the disinflation process is on the right track and monetary policy has become less restrictive, phenomenal uncertainties remain and the ECB does not engage in advance on a specific line of conduct,” said the specialist.

The market also takes note of the various American ads on customs duties. And they are positive. Donald Trump announced on his social social network that most of the customs duties on Mexican imports were suspended until April 2.

Air France-KLM on a cloud

The American Minister of Commerce Howard Lutnick had already suggested in the afternoon that products from Canada and Mexico, which respect the terms of the free trade agreement with the United States, should “probably” be exempt from customs duties for a month, in an interview with CNBC.

On Wednesday, the United States had already decided to exempt the “Big Three” from Detroit for a month, that is to say the car manufacturers Stellantis, Ford and General Motors of these customs duties.

On the values ​​side, Air France-KLM and JCDecaux bounced 33% and 13.9% respectively after publishing their annual results.

Conversely, FDJ plunged 11.1%. The silver game operator said relying on a gross margin of raw operating operating this year due to the increase in the taxation of money games and a regulatory screw in the Netherlands.

Bouygues resumed 5.1% after publishing online results with expectations. But AlphaValue noted that the company noted its dividend, which sends a positive signal.

As for averages and small capitalizations, Elis has taken over the market that has welcomed a new capital allowance policy more favorable to shareholders more than 9%.

Manitou, on the other hand, fell 16.80% to have unveiled 2024 results in withdrawal, and announced count on decline in its profitability this year.

In other markets, the euro earns 0.2% against the dollar at 1.0818 dollars. Oil continues to fall after falling on Wednesday. The May contract on the Brent de Mer du Nord gives 0.75% to $ 68.78 while the April that yields 1% to 65.65 Dollars per barrel.