The Paris markets still 3800 points away on Thursday. At the close, the CAC 40 drops 2.16% to 3787.79 points. In its wake, the London Stock Exchange ended down sharply, the FTSE-100 index of the core values losing 1.71% to 5674.38 points. Featuring Dax index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange also ended down sharply from 1.77% to 7149.44 points.
European markets have increased their decline late in the session, according to the temper of the U.S. markets. These show heavy losses after the publication of a series of bad statistics.
The weekly jobless claims rose in the United States during the week to June 18, at 429,000 against 420,000 (revised) the previous week, said Thursday the Labor Department. Economists on average had expected 415,000 jobless.In addition, new home sales fell 2.1% in May for the first time in three months, according to figures from the Commerce Department. On an annual basis, sales came out at 319,000 units. Analysts had expected 310,000.
Also in the United States, a report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday warned against an explosion of net public debt, which can reach 100% of GDP by 2021 if nothing is done to correct the current course. In addition, the U.S. central bank is now focusing on a GDP increase of less than 3% in the fourth quarter.New measures could be considered if the economic situation deteriorated.
In China also, the index of HSBC measuring manufacturing activity fell in June to its lowest level in eleven months.
In the euro area, the ads are not as fun. PMI purchasing managers fell in June to its lowest for twenty months to 53.6 points, confirming a slowdown in European economic activity. The growth of private sector activity in France has slowed more than expected in June.
Note that European leaders find themselves on Thursday night in Brussels at a summit to try to reassure their ability to stem the endless debt crisis in Greece and prevent contagion throughout the euro area, which worries more and more abroad.Other items on the agenda: the confirmation of the appointment in November of the Italian Mario Draghi as President of the ECB to replace Jean-Claude Trichet.
Oil unscrews
On the currency markets, the euro fell sharply against the dollar on Thursday, as the market digested the Fed announcements. The single European currency was worth 1.4254 dollars against 1.4349 late Wednesday.
For their part, oil prices tumbled on Thursday as well, dropping more than $ 8 in London and close to $ 6 in New York, after the decision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IEA) to tap 60 million barrels in its strategic stocks to supply the market. In New York, a barrel of "light sweet crude" (WTI) to let go due in August 5.02 to $ 90.39 dollars, after touching 89.69 dollars, its lowest level since Feb. 21.A barrel of Brent North Sea crude for August delivery fell 7.61 dollars in London to 106.60 dollars, after getting off a few minutes earlier to 105.72 dollars, its lowest level since May 6
EDF denies
Side values, only EADS, parent company of Airbus, is in the green at the end: the title earns 0.78% to 22.02 euros. The low-cost Malaysian airline AirAsia has placed a firm order for 200 Airbus A320 Neo, a record in civil aviation in number of units sold bad credit personal loan lenders. Thanks to the mega-contract, the total firm orders for Airbus is about $ 58 billion for 621 aircraft. The buyers of the Airbus A400M signed a framework agreement on the development and maintenance of the fleet of the future military transport aircraft. Furthermore, after signing an order for sixteen billion dollars with Indigo.American Airlines could also favor the European aircraft manufacturer at the expense of its rival Boeing.
Banks suffer: BNP Paribas lost 3.86%, 3.55% Societe Generale, Credit Agricole and Natixis 3.75% 3.45% while trades a private sector participation to a new plan of aid to Greece . European banks resisted, however, a defect in Greece, according to Bernard de Longevialle, head of bank ratings at Standard & Poor's. Note that BNP Paribas bought 25% of Findomestic to the bank Intesa Sanpaolo for 629 million euros and now holds 100%.
EDF (-1.92% to 25.59 euros), which plunged 3% yesterday at the meeting, had to deny rumors of leaks in nuclear plants in France. The CGT has nevertheless confirmed that called for an end of a reactor at the plant in Seine-Maritime Paluel due to extraordinary levels of radioactivity.The electrician has admitted it yesterday "an accumulation of small differences" after the publication of an article Mediapart citing incidents in series.
In addition, the dean of French nuclear reactors, the central Fessenheim, would be allowed in the coming days to continue to operate for ten years.
EDF is also increased to 96.71% of share capital and voting rights of EDF Energies Nouvelles after the public offer launched on its subsidiary, announced Thursday the AMF in a statement.
Air France-KLM lost 3.36% to 10.08 euros.
Dassault Systemes (-2.25% to 56.43 euros) a table of double-digit increase in sales in the aerospace and defense between 2010 and 2014 thanks to the many innovations offered by these sectors, said Wednesday Reuters its chief executive Bernard Charles said in an interview.
Automobile manufacturers seek to diversify their income and increase customer loyalty.
Peugeot (-1.77% to 29.36 euros) PSA installed production capacity that should allow it to manufacture more than 30,000 hybrid vehicles per year, reports La Tribune. "At Sochaux, we expect a potential of 70 to 80 units per day," says Serge Isler, project 3008 Peugeot hybrid.In addition, PSA has manufactured in Rennes, Brittany, just over 15,000 Peugeot 508 equipped with the same technology, the paper said.
The vaccine against typhoid Sanofi (-1% to 52.29 euros) was granted the status of "prequalification" of the World Health Organization (WHO), prior to its use by UNICEF and other agencies International, a first for a vaccine of this type, the group announced Thursday.
PPR (-1.45% to 115.80 euros) holds 87.4% of the U.S. manufacturer of sports clothing Volcom at the end of its tender offer (OPA) is friendly and able to reach 90% capital by playing an option, according to a statement released Thursday by the French group.
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