(BFM Stock Exchange) – The Parisian index experienced a particularly volatile session for this last market day in April. The CAC 40 closing up 0.5% not without having evolved in the red in reaction to a hayful economic activity in the United States at the start of the year.

The Paris Stock Exchange has seen all colors this Wednesday, April 30, a fairly busy day, also with numerous corporate publications. The CAC 40 finishes this last session in April up 0.5% to wedge near 7,600 points, at 7,593.87 points, thanks to an inflation indicator in the United States.

The PCE index, the favorite inflation gauge of the American federal reserve, showed a slowdown in the price increase in March. Excluding food and energy, the index increased by less than 0.1 % over a month, less than expected by economists.

Household consumption expenses also increased by 0.7% in March, against an increase of 0.4% expected by consensus and after 0.5% in March.

These good news on the inflation and consumption front of American households have counterbalanced cold shower on economic activity in the United States. And to relaunch the CAC 40 which was in the red after this disappointment on American GDP.

Over the first three months of 2025, economic activity in the United States, against all expectations, contracted. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the first world economy fell 0.3% in the first quarter in annualized pace, against a reuters consensus anticipating an increase of 0.3% and after an increase of 2.4% in the fourth quarter 2024.

The markets have also taken note of lower job creations for expectations for April in the United States. According to the latest ADP report, 62,000 jobs were created in the private sector in April, less than the 147,000 positions created in April. Official US Labor Department figures will be published on Friday.

Throughout the month of April, the CAC 40 limits its withdrawal to 2.53% after starting the month in the harsh with the shock wave caused by Donald Trump and his “reciprocal” customs duties.

It is therefore with a decline in April that the Parisian index will resume its exchanges on Friday, the Parisian square being closed Thursday for May 1.

A burst of results

Investors also had to digest a wave of business results. On the CAC 40, Société Générale ended up a sharp increase of 3.7% not without having made the Yo-Yo on the session. Investors finally took record of the bank’s accounts deemed “solid” by Bank of America. Crédit Agricole SA sold 4.4% after delivering results qualified as “mixed” by Royal Bank of Canada.

Totalnergies made 2.3% after delivering online performance with expectations. But his net debt climbed in the first trimester.

Stellantis finally finished with a decline of 1.9% while the company suspended its 2025 objectives. But its income from the first quarter shared the price stronger than expected.

Sanofi won 1.8% after announcing the finalization of the sale of Opella, its activity of drugs without a prescription, at CD&R, thus receiving 10 billion euros.

Excluding CAC 40, Virid jumped 12.75%, after confirming its cash flow target for 2025.

Vivendi resumed 4.5%, carried by good results of Universal Music Groupqui recorded solid growth over the first three months of the year.

Air France-KLM gained 2.6% after publishing results above expectations in the first quarter.

Conversely, Vusiongroup dropped 9.9% sealed by the sale by its Hong Kong shareholder of securities on the market via a private placement.

In the other markets, the euro sells 0.35% to 1.1347 dollars. Oil accelerated down after the American GDP figures. The July Brent of the Northern Sea contract abandoned 3.6% to $ 61.03 while the June on the WTI listed in New York drops 3.6% to 58.23 Dollars per barrel.