CAC40: above 7250pts, Wall Street in the green

(CercleFinance.com) - After ending Tuesday less than 0.
3% down at 7130 points, a limited decline compared with the losses of the previous two sessions, the CAC40 confirmed its bullish trend this afternoon. The index rose by almost 1.7% to 7252pts.

Futures on the S&P500 (+1.1%) and Nasdaq-100 (+1.4%) are currently pointing to an extension of the previous day's rebound on the New York Stock Exchange, as fears about the US economic outlook are easing.

More generally, momentum seems to have reversed on the world's main stock markets, with Wall Street closing clearly in the green on Tuesday (+1% on the S&P500 and Nasdaq Composite) and Tokyo's Nikkei posting a gain of around 1% this morning.

Many analysts are taking a reassuring view after the sharp fall in equity markets following last weekend's worse-than-expected US employment report.

Michael Strobaek, Global CIO at Lombard Odier, commented: "Despite the slowdown in the employment market, both the US economy and consumers are doing rather well in our view, and we believe that the risks of a recession are limited.

"Stock markets could stabilize over the next few weeks, but we expect volatility to remain high. The Swiss franc is likely to remain underpinned by demand for safe-haven assets", he warns.

In terms of statistics, the French and German trade balance figures for June were released this morning. US weekly oil inventories are expected in the afternoon.

In June 2024, France's trade balance improved significantly according to CVS-CJO data from the customs administration, with the deficit falling to 6.09 billion euros from 7.72 billion in May. This mainly reflects a 3.2% month-on-month increase in French exports, to just under 51.7 billion euros, while imports remained stable at just over 57.7 billion.

Germany's foreign trade balance posted a surplus of 20.4 billion euros in June 2024, down from 25.3 billion the previous month, according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted data from Destatis.

On the value front in Paris, Airbus announced a firm order from Cathay for 30 A330-900 aircraft, as part of the Hong Kong airline's renewal of its fleet of medium-size wide-body aircraft.

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