2011/5/6

Paris: stable before the U.S. employment figures

The Paris Bourse operates safely in early afternoon, not far from its equilibrium, while the highlight this week's stock market is imminent: the monthly U.S. employment.
Around 13:50, the CAC40 index gleans and 0.1% to 4009.4 points, while Frankfurt advance of 0.5% and London fell by 0.4%. Overseas, it is the green which should prevail at the opening of markets, according to the "future" who rate index in Chicago.
Investors are holding their breath before the publication of employment statistics to 14.30 for the month of April.
"The release of employment figures in the U.S. is always important, but those published today will be crucial," warns Aurel BGC, this week because "the markets have reacted violently to fears of slowdown in U.S. economy ".
"In fact, the total fertility rate in the ISM non-manufacturing sectors has declined sharply in April, Initial Jobless Claims were up more distributors and indicate a slowdown in consumer spending," recalls the office of studies.
Economists on average expect 190,000 new jobs. "A disappointment could lead to an acceleration of the downtrend," said Barclays Stock Exchange on its side.
Meanwhile, investors react to new publications of the day and severely sanction the Alcatel-Lucent.
Data reported by Eiffage (-1.4% to 44.1 euros) and Innate Pharma (-5.4% to 1.4 euro) are also shunned.
Conversely, some have passed their oral image Chargers (+2.4% to almost EUR 6) and Prismaflex (+7.1% to 11.8 euros).