PARIS (Reuters) – The main European scholarships began the second half of the year on a stable note after a month of June and a first positive semester, marked by hopes on trade, geopolitics and a drop in guiding rates.
In Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.10% to 7,658.90 points around 07:20 GMT, after winning 3.8% in the first half. In London, the FTSE 100 advances 0.27% and in Frankfurt, the Dax nibbles 0.21%.
The Eurostoxx 50 index is unchanged and the FTSEUROFIRST 300 grapped 0.19%. The Stoxx 600 advances 0.11% after a gain of 6.7% over the first six months of the year.
The term contracts at Wall Street foreshadow a drop of 0.03% for the Dow Jones, by 0.12% for the Standard & Poor’s 500 and 0.18% for the NASDAQ the day after new peaks reached by the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ.
After the recent gains in the clues, prudence seems to prevail on Tuesday while central bankers gathered in Sintra, Portugal, for the symposium of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Investors also await indicators on manufacturing activity in Europe and the United States on the day before the publication of the US employment report Thursday.
The uncertainty is also fueled by the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, the US budget bill which could increase the debt of 3.300 billion dollars while a marathon debate on the text began in the Senate and that President Donald Trump wishes his adoption before July 4, independence.
The White House tenant has revived doubts about its trade policy by calling Japan as “spoiled country” while the two powers move away from an agreement.
At the values, Renault fell by 1.74% after announcing that the drop in the Nissan stock market price would result in an exceptional net loss estimated at 9.5 billion euros in its own results of the first half.
Sodexo advances 1.24% in favor of quarterly results above expectations.
VUSSEGROUP drops 6.27% after a sale of its shares by Walmart via an accelerated private investment.
Elsewhere in Europe, Sainsbury’s won 2.20% after reporting in the first quarter above expectations. Its Tesco competitor increased by 1.24%.
(Written by Claude Chendjou, edited by Blandine Hénault)
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