The Paris Stock Exchange in green, investors digest the EU-USA agreement
Opinion (with AFP)
PARIS – The Paris Stock Exchange is evolving in the green on Tuesday, the enthusiasm aroused by the trade agreement between the European Union and the US Filming United States and investors focusing on economic indicators and business results. Around 9:45 am Paris hour, CAC 40, the star index of the Paris Stock Exchange took 0.93%, a gain of 72.75 points, to establish itself at 7,873.63 points. The day before, he had sold 0.43% to 7,800.88 points. President Donald Trump and the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen drew the contours on Sunday in Scotland of a customs agreement providing that European products exported to the United States will be taxed at 15% – against 30% a time envisaged by Washington. “This rate of 15% is one of the lowest ever agreed with the United States,” said Nomura analysts. “Nevertheless, customs duties at these levels should have significant negative effects on the economy via demand and profits,” they said. Under the fire of criticism, Brussels presented this agreement with the United States as the “best” compromise possible in a “very difficult” context. “Optimism surrounding the recent tariff agreements is being diminished, investors refocusing their attention to key economic indicators,” notes Patrick Munnelly, by Tickmill Group. “The gaze turns to the announcement of monetary policy of the Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday, where those responsible should maintain unchanged interest rates,” he continues, “followed by the results of the results of four large technological companies” which should give Wall Street the trend. Essilorluxottica praised the world number one of the Essilorluxotticica optics climbed Tuesday on the Paris Stock Exchange on Tuesday after the announcement of an increase of 7.3% of its activity in the first half compared to the same period last year, carried by the Ray-Ban Meta connected glasses. These results were welcomed on the stock market, the title Essilorluxottica taking 5.44% at 259.60 euros around 9:40 am at Paris. “Thanks to its new pioneering products, the benefits of Essilorluxottica are at the dawn of a new acceleration phase,” say Jefferies analysts in a note. Stellantis in the red The Stellantis group (Peugeot, Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep …) confirmed the preliminary results published on July 21, with a heavy net loss of 2.3 billion euros in the first half of 2025, against 5.6 billion profit in the first half of 2024. On the CAC 40, the title Stellantis lost 3.18% to 8.02 euros 09:40 am at Paris. Euronext CAC40 © Agency France-Presse
