^FCHI - CAC 40

Paris - Paris Delayed price. Currency in EUR
5,538.56
-11.98 (-0.22%)
As of 5:04PM CEST. Market open.
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Previous close5,550.54
Open5,580.99
Volume0
Day's range5,534.25 - 5,598.00
52-week range4,555.99 - 5,629.79
Avg. volume79,105,046
  • European Equities: Corporate Earnings in Focus
    FX Empireyesterday

    European Equities: Corporate Earnings in Focus

    The futures are pointing towards a slide at the open as earnings results begin to disappoint.

  • European Equities: A Light Calendar Leaves Earnings and Trade in Focus
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    European Equities: A Light Calendar Leaves Earnings and Trade in Focus

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    European Equities: Stats Out of China May Not Be Enough…

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  • The Week Ahead: Stats, Geopolitics and Corporate America in Focus
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    The Week Ahead: Stats, Geopolitics and Corporate America in Focus

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  • Weekly Wrap – FED Chair Powell Testimony Drove the Majors…
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    Weekly Wrap – FED Chair Powell Testimony Drove the Majors…

    It was ultimately about FED Chair Powell on the week. Testimony to Congress weighed on the Dollar, whilst delivering new record highs for the U.S majors…

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  • French Stock Market Renaissance Not Yet in the Bag
    Bloomberg14 days ago

    French Stock Market Renaissance Not Yet in the Bag

    (Bloomberg) -- Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.The last time French stocks hit a record high, Jacques Chirac was president, the Concorde’s future was in serious doubt after a crash near Charles de Gaulle Airport, and the country’s economy was growing at around 4%, a level not seen since.While the CAC 40 Index still needs to gain 23% to surpass its all-time peak set in 2000, in the waning days of the internet bubble, the benchmark is closing in on a 12-year high, driven by stellar performances this year from luxury titan LVMH and planemaker Airbus, both up nearly 50%.After outpacing the DAX, the FTSE 100, the IBEX and the FTSE MIB over the past 12 months, the CAC is back in fashion, in part because the index is more diverse than it used to be, with strong companies in several industries, says Matteo Brancolini, a fund manager at BPER Banca in Milan. LVMH, drinks maker Pernod Ricard, which this week touched a record high, and cosmetics giant L’Oreal are among the CAC 40 stocks that Brancolini says are “sexy.”The French index took a hit when the Internet bubble burst, and companies such as Orange and Vivendi never really recovered. Then came the financial crisis, which hammered France’s banks. That’s another sector that is still struggling. In early July 2007, before the U.S. subprime storm, the sector, banks and insurers accounted for about 21% of the CAC’s weight, making finance the biggest sector. Today it accounts for only about 10%, while the industrial and consumer discretionary sectors each represent about a fifth of the CAC now.Since the beginning of 2008, Societe Generale shares have lost three quarters of their value while LVMH has quintupled. SocGen had a bigger market value than LVMH before the crisis; now, LVMH at 193 billion euros is 10 times larger.Read more: Luxury Stocks Are Reshaping France’s CAC 40 With Kering on Fire“The banks’ weight on the index became bigger and bigger and then collapsed with the financial crisis,” Cedric Ozazman, head of investment and portfolio management at Reyl & Cie. in Geneva. “That’s the main reason for the CAC’s underperformance.”Luxury has become the index’s biggest growth engine. Their growing weight in France’s equity benchmark has paid off in the past year as luxury-goods makers showed resilience amid global trade tensions. However, the CAC could quickly lose its glitter again if economic growth further slows in China, or if Hong Kong’s political turmoil lasts. Both are major markets for the sector.But this year’s 19% gain in the CAC also reflects good breadth, according to Brancolini. Besides Airbus and LVMH, top gainers include technology consultant Atos, software maker Dassault Systemes and industrial companies Legrand and Schneider Electric.“France has cool stocks and the CAC 40 is the most ‘beautiful’ index in Europe,” Brancolini says. “While Germany’s DAX is full of cyclicals and industrials, which are slowing down, and Italy’s FTSE MIB has many banks, the CAC is a well balanced index, with everything from luxury and utilities to pharma, industrials, food and banks too.”The index’s developments mirror a wider dynamic between local players, which lost ground over the years, and global companies like LVMH and L’Oreal, which have been able to rely on the demographic trends in regions such as China and the U.S. for growth, Ozazman says.BNP Paribas and Societe Generale may have a presence in the U.S. and other countries but their performance is still strongly linked to France, where economic growth is slower, he says.Now, with the CAC around 5,621, traders are watching the 2018 peak of 5,640. A move above that level would put the index at the highest since late 2007, before the crisis hit fully. The all-time closing high of 6,922.33 from 2000 still seems like a long way off.Of course, looking only at the CAC’s price change doesn’t tell the whole story for investors. Including dividends, the index has returned 47% since the peak. That works out to about 2.1% a year.In the meantime, Euro Stoxx 50 futures are trading little changed ahead of the open.SECTORS IN FOCUS TODAY:Watch chipmakers after Samsung reported its profit halved in the June quarter as an industry downturn and trade tensions hit demand for chips and smartphones. Watch Samsung suppliers including STMicroelectronics, Siltronic, ASML, Aixtron, Infineon and Dialog Semi.Watch miners and steelmakers after the iron ore price, which has rocketed in 2019, slumped after the top Chinese steel industry group called for a probe into the rally for the material. Watch miners with high exposure to iron ore, including Rio Tinto, BHP, Anglo American and Ferrexpo and watch for any impact in the steelmaking sector, including ArcelorMittal, Voestalpine and Evraz.Watch impact from plummeting bond yields German bund yields sank below the European Central Bank’s deposit rate for the first time on Thursday, a development likely to drive investors yet further into the realm of riskier debt from the likes of Italy and Greece, plus plenty of emerging market assets.Watch the pound and U.K. stocks as the future of the union of the United Kingdom is becoming a key battleground for the candidates aiming to be the next prime minister.COMMENT:“(We) forecast a 3% gain in global equities to mid-2020,” Citi strategists write in note. “A sharp global economic slowdown remains the biggest risk to our optimistic view. We think this bull market will continue to narrow into U.S. equities, where we remain overweight. The U.K., where Brexit fears look overdone, is now our favorite value trade. Our global sector strategy has a mild cyclical/growth tilt.”COMPANY NEWS AND M&A:Deutsche Bank U.S. Job Cuts May Go Deeper Than Equities, RatesDeutsche Bank Cuts Seen Sparing Jobs in ‘Integral’ Nordic RegionOsram Boards Accept $3.8 Billion Offer From Bain and CarlyleIAG Reported to Plan New Norwegian Air Bid Within Two WeeksGermany’s FinTech Group Weighs Options Including Potential SaleOrange CEO’s Future Hangs in the Balance as Fraud Verdict LoomsSocGen Is Said to Plan Sale of U.K. Private Banking Business (1)France’s Vial: Not Aware of Fresh Talks on Renault-FiatDeutsche Post to Lift Letter Prices for Corporate Customers: FAZAroundtown Acquires EU900m Properties in Germany, BeneluxBrookfield, Endesa Are Said to Weigh Bids for EDP Hydro AssetsShell Has Entered Japan’s Retail Electricity Market, Nikkei SaysBosch Is Said to Near $1B Sale of Packaging Unit to CVCNOTES FROM THE SELL SIDE:Peel Hunt recommends buying Ocado and selling Just Eat, as the lines between takeaway and grocery delivery are blurring. Ocado is a technology company now and should be treated as such, while Just Eat could face new “pain point” in 1H results on higher marketing costs.Tullow Oil is seen having attractive risk/reward upside, Jefferies says in note, upgrading the stock to buy from hold while maintaining its 245p price target.Peel Hunt cuts Victrex to hold from add due to a weaker economic environment, notably in Germany, saying it could trim the thermoplastic maker’s pretax profit this year and next by 5%.TECHNICAL OUTLOOK for Stoxx 600 index:Resistance at 397.9 (May 2018 high); 403.7 (2018 high)Support at 392.7 (July 2018 high); 385.7 (76.4% Fibo)RSI: 71.2TECHNICAL OUTLOOK for Euro Stoxx 50 index:Resistance at 3,596 (May 2018 high); 3,687 (2018 high)Support at 3,519 (76.4% Fibo); 3,412 (50-DMA)RSI: 73.1MAIN RESEARCH AND RATING CHANGES:UPGRADES:Aareal Bank upgraded to hold at Kepler Cheuvreux; PT 25.50 EurosDSM upgraded to overweight at JPMorgan; PT 120 EurosDufry upgraded to neutral at Goldman; Price Target 87 FrancsHoist Finance upgraded to buy at SEB Equities; PT 53 KronorIliad upgraded to hold at Kepler Cheuvreux; PT 105 EurosNemetschek upgraded to neutral at Oddo BHF; PT 51 EurosOsram upgraded to hold at LBBW; PT 35 EurosTakkt upgraded to buy at Kepler Cheuvreux; PT 17 EurosTullow upgraded to buy at Jefferies; Price Target 2.45 PoundsWood upgraded to buy at BerenbergDOWNGRADES:JM downgraded to sell at DNB Markets; PT 200 KronorVictrex downgraded to hold at Peel HuntINITIATIONS:Ambea rated new buy at Handelsbanken; PT 75 KronorHumana rated new hold at Handelsbanken; PT 62 KronorMARKETS:MSCI Asia Pacific up 0.3%, Nikkei 225 up 0.1%Euro down 0.04% at $1.128Dollar Index up 0.01% at 96.78Yen down 0.06% at 107.88Brent down 0% at $63.3/bbl, WTI down 1% to $56.8/bblLME 3m Copper down 0.2% at $5906/MTGold spot little changed at $1416.4/ozUS 10Yr yield down 1bps at 1.94%ECONOMIC DATA (All times CET):8:45am: (FR) May Current Account Balance, prior -800m8:45am: (FR) May Trade Balance, est. -4.85b, prior -4.98b9am: (SP) May Industrial Output SA YoY, est. 0.55%, prior 1.7%9am: (SP) May Industrial Output NSA YoY, prior -2.0%9am: (SP) May Industrial Production MoM, est. -0.5%, prior 1.77%9:30am: (UK) June Halifax House Price 3Mths/Year, est. 5.7%, prior 5.2%9:30am: (UK) June Halifax House Prices MoM, est. -0.4%, prior 0.5%10:30am: (UK) 1Q Unit Labor Costs YoY, prior 3.1%11am: (IT) Istat Releases the Monthly Economic Note* For a daily wrap on developments in European equity capital markets, click here\--With assistance from Michael Msika.To contact the reporter on this story: Albertina Torsoli in Geneva at atorsoli@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Blaise Robinson at brobinson58@bloomberg.net, Phil SerafinoFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

  • European Equities: Can the DAX Make it 7 in-a-row?
    FX Empire15 days ago

    European Equities: Can the DAX Make it 7 in-a-row?

    A quiet day ahead leaves the majors to consider Eurozone retail sales figures and geopolitical risk. Can the DAX make it 7-in-a-row?

  • European Equities: The G20 Summit Sets the Majors Up for a Bounce
    FX Empire18 days ago

    European Equities: The G20 Summit Sets the Majors Up for a Bounce

    The futures markets are pointing to a major bounce at the open. While on the heavier side, stats are likely to have a muted impact on the day…

  • The Week Ahead: Market Reaction to the G20 Summit and Iran to Influence
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    The Week Ahead: Market Reaction to the G20 Summit and Iran to Influence

    While we can expect the markets to react favorably to news from the G20 Summit, rising tension between the U.S and Iran could be a spoiler…

  • Weekly Wrap – Geopolitics, Stats and the G20 Summit Provided Direction
    FX Empire20 days ago

    Weekly Wrap – Geopolitics, Stats and the G20 Summit Provided Direction

    While the stats were on the lighter side in the week, there was plenty for the markets to digest including initial updates from the G20 Summit…

  • European Equities: The G20 Summit Kicks Off and Will Drive the Majors
    FX Empire21 days ago

    European Equities: The G20 Summit Kicks Off and Will Drive the Majors

    Economic data is on the heavier side today, but it’s unlikely to distract the markets as the G20 Summit gets underway.

  • Futures Rise as China Takes Steps Towards Trade War Resolution
    FX Empire22 days ago

    Futures Rise as China Takes Steps Towards Trade War Resolution

    Optimistic investors are bidding up equities in the pre market on speculation that a trade resolution is in the near horizon.

  • European Equities: German Business Confidence and Geopolitics in Focus
    FX Empire25 days ago

    European Equities: German Business Confidence and Geopolitics in Focus

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  • The Week Ahead: The G20, the Middle East and Stats in Focus
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    The Week Ahead: The G20, the Middle East and Stats in Focus

    A G20 summit, talks of military strikes in the Middles East and economic data will keep the markets on their toes in the week ahead.

  • Weekly Wrap – Central Banks, Stats, and Geopolitics Drove the Majors
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    Weekly Wrap – Central Banks, Stats, and Geopolitics Drove the Majors

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  • European Equities: Private Sector PMI Numbers in the Driving Seat
    FX Empire28 days ago

    European Equities: Private Sector PMI Numbers in the Driving Seat

    Can the CAC40 make it 5 out of 5? Monetary policy easing and hopes of an end to the U.S – China trade war have certainly played their part.

  • European Equities: FED Reaction and Geopolitics to Provide Direction
    FX Empire29 days ago

    European Equities: FED Reaction and Geopolitics to Provide Direction

    A dovish FED should provide support in the early part of the day. Geopolitical risk and economic data will have an influence, however.

  • European Equities: It’s All About The FED
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    European Equities: It’s All About The FED

    Futures point to another slow start to the day. With all eyes on the FED and no material stats to distract, it could be a testy day ahead.

  • Trump hints that Fed should match possible ECB rate cuts
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    Trump hints that Fed should match possible ECB rate cuts

    President Trump tweeted Tuesday that the European Central Bank is "unfairly" devaluing its currency by hinting at lower rates, indirectly challenging the Federal Reserve to do the same.

  • European Equities: Economic Data and Trade War Chatter in Focus
    FX Empirelast month

    European Equities: Economic Data and Trade War Chatter in Focus

    The futures market is pointing to a mixed start to the day. Negative sentiment towards the ongoing trade war continues to limit the upside for the majors.

  • Futures Up With FOMC In Focus, Geopolitical Risks Mount, Markets Brace For More Tariffs
    FX Empirelast month

    Futures Up With FOMC In Focus, Geopolitical Risks Mount, Markets Brace For More Tariffs

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  • European Equities: A Bullish Day or Will Trump and U.S Retail Sales Hurt?
    FX Empirelast month

    European Equities: A Bullish Day or Will Trump and U.S Retail Sales Hurt?

    Economic data is on the lighter side going into the weekend. U.S retail sales could spoil the party, as the futures point to a positive open.