The maintenance of low interest rates the Fed supports the CAC 40
After playing the "yo-yo" these last two, the CAC 40 continues to move closer to 4000 points. So much so that the index confirms its Paris flagship positive trend since the beginning of the year (0.46% Ed).
This is especially gradual return to the announcement of the Fed to keep "for a very long time" rates to very low levels, to continue soutenirla economic recovery. However, after climbing from 1.23% Tuesday, the progression of CAC 40 slows, the Paris index advancing 0.39% to 3954 points. The London Stock Exchange opened up, the Footsie-100 index rising 0.39% to 5642 points.
Deficit: 14 countries of the EU under scrutiny
Investors keep an eye on the report published by the European Commission on evaluation of efforts to reduce deficit of fourteen countries of the European Union, including France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.The Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, should also deliver a speech to Parliament.
However, the side of macroeconomic statistics, the day will be fairly quiet in France with a single indicator, the start-ups for the month of February, published by INSEE.
Across the Atlantic, are scheduled this afternoon, the producer price for the month of February and the weekly inventory of crude oil. Moreover, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Vienna.
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Atos Origin: According to a report in Le Figaro, the group covets a giant electronic payments be for sale by Royal Bank of Scotland No teletrek payday advance .Thierry Breton, CEO of Atos Origin has declined comment.
EADS: Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel expressed once again concerned about the conditions of the bidding for the tanker market in the Air Force and U.S. have called on the United States to resist the temptations protectionist
Mr Bricolage has announced an increase of 23.8% of its 2009 operating profit at 39,7 million with a turnover of 547.5 million (+6.2%). Net income, group share, in contrast to declining 36.1% to 21.4 million, while fiscal 2008 incorporated a capital gain of 14 million.
Stallerg?nes reported Tuesday an increase in its results, its dividend and its cash in 2009 and has said it expects an increase in its margins and its activity in 2010 thanks to falling costs of studies on the product Oralair desensitization.
JC Decaux: Rating agency Moody's raised its rating outlook to stable from negative cons before.
Publicis: Members of the Executive's advertising group gave up their bonuses for 2009. This decision relates to Maurice Levy, chairman of the group, and David Kenny, Jack Klues, Jean-Yves Naouri and Kevin Roberts.
Bourbon: The maritime services group announced Wednesday a net profit of 155.4 million euros in respect of 2009, against 224.4 million in 2008. It is therefore a decrease of 30.8% in 2009.
After market, Ingenico, Dassault Aviation and Hi-Media will publish their annual results, and GFI Informatique results for fourth quarter 2009.