Paris (Reuters) – The main European scholarships are slightly increasing at the start of the session, except London, with the improvement of growth prospects.

In Paris, the CAC 40 rises from 0.15% to 8132.77 points around 8:26 GMT. The Dax in Frankfurt is strengthened by 0.15%, while the FTSE in London declines 0.06%.

The pan -European FTSEUROFirst 300 index takes 0.07%, the Eurostoxx 50 fell by 0.09%and the Stoxx 600 increases by 0.04%.

JPMorgan noted its growth forecasts in the euro zone for 2025 on Friday, thus joining Goldman Sachs or Nomura who did the same at the end of last week, citing the expenses in Germany.

“One thing is certain: investors can say goodbye to German austerity and budgetary discipline. The rules of the game have changed,” summed Wolfgang Baeur, fund manager at M&G Investments.

The old continent should also take advantage of the increase in defense expenses discussed on Monday and Tuesday at a meeting of the European Union finance ministers in Brussels

In values, German Defense Companies Rheinmetall AG, Hensoldt, Thyssenkrupp and Renk take between 3% and 4%.

(Written by Bertrand de Meyer, edited by Kate Entringer)

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