(BFM Stock Exchange) – The Paris Stock Exchange Closes the week on a dull note this Friday, March 21, while investors fear the date of April 4, to which the US administration plans to apply the reciprocal customs tariffs. The CAC 40 ends the week not very far from the 8,000 points.

The Paris Stock Exchange continued its slide this Friday, March 21. The CAC 40 fence in withdrawal from 0.63% to 8,042.95 points after giving up 0.95% the day before.

The Parisian star index therefore ends the week not far from the 8,000 points but managed to save the honor with a positive weekly assessment (+0.18%).

The market is trying to assess the repercussions of Donald Trump’s commercial policy on global economies. The date of April 2, which the United States intends to implement reciprocal customs duties on all global imports, is also present in the minds of investors. This day was even described as “Liberation Day” by Donald Trump.

“An prolonged economic impasse”

“New trade tensions have shaken the financial markets, new reciprocal customs tariffs having come into force on April 2, which raises fears of an prolonged economic impasse,” said Naeem Aslam of Zaye Capital.

“The United States and its main business partners are still engaged in negotiations, but as no solution is in sight, investors fear disturbances in the supply chain, a slowdown in global trade and pressure on business profits,” he continues.

The operators also kept in mind the outcome of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting (Fed), which has hardly reassured the market. “Jerome Powell hinted that the price shock caused by customs duties could only be” transient “, a term that had not really brought to the Fed in 2021”, explained this week Bruno Cavalier, economist at Oddo BHF.

Beneteau falls

Caught in the market trend, L’Oréal closed down 2.2%, despite a precious support from Royal Bank of Canada who raised his advice to “outperformance” against “market performance”, which amounts to “buy” against “neutral” previously.

Excluding CAC 40, Beneteau dropped 11.7% after reporting disappointing prospects for 2025.

The vetoquinol veterinary laboratory jumped 15.05%, hailed for its annual results emerging above expectations.

In other markets, the euro drops by 0.3% against the dollar to 1.0818 dollars. Oil resumes some colors. The May contract on the Brent de Mer of the North grabbed 0.3% to $ 72.21 per barrel while that of May on WTI returns to 0.5% to 68.38 Dollars per barrel.