The CAC 40 should continue in the green
Green, still green, still green. Having gained 0.63% Tuesday, the CAC 40 should continue its momentum, supported by good performance of the Dow Jones and the release of Japan's trade surplus up sharply. The future index CAC 40 is up at 8:05 from 0.18% to 3962 points.
On the macroeconomic front, the news will be especially marked in France by publishing the figures of registered job seekers and offers collected by center job in February, tonight at 18 hours.
As for values, we will particularly Alstom. After-hours trade Tuesday, the group said in a statement to its employees, it will sell its stake of 16.66% in the shipyard of Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) in the South Korean group STX, already holds 50.01% stake.
EADS: The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday that the World Trade Organization (WTO) rejected 70% of U.S. requests in litigation that is opposed to its American rival Boeing over aid granted by EU cash advance payday loan .
Havas announced the doubling of its dividend for 2009 to 0.08 euro per share and said it had set up a program to repurchase shares up to 40 million shares, representing 9.3% of its capital.
Ipsen: Mayroy, the largest shareholder of the company, reduced its stake to 68.3% capital and 81.5% of the voting rights of the pharmaceutical company.
Meetic announced Tuesday a return to profitability in 2009 and confirmed target an EBITDA margin between 20 and 25% in 2010.
Boizel Chanoine Champagne has published results in 2009 affected by overall market back but stressed that the fiscal 2010 starting up on a better basis than last year.
Sequana published on Wednesday, pre-market results for its fourth quarter and therefore its accounts for the year 2009.