Paris (France) (AFP) – The Paris Stock Exchange fell on Friday, the last session of a week filled with corporate results and macroeconomic indicators in the United States, while awaiting American inflation figures which should be the catalyst of the day.

Published on: 02/13/2026 - 10:25

Around 9:40 a.m. Paris time, the CAC 40 lost 0.38%, to 8,309.26 points. On Thursday, the flagship Parisian index gained 0.33%, or 27.32 points, to 8,340.56 points.

During this same session, it crossed the threshold of 8,400 points for the first time, driven by numerous company results well received by investors, before the sharp drop in the New York Stock Exchange cooled the European stock markets.

Several company results liven up the start of the session.

The French aircraft engine manufacturer Safran saw its stock jump 7.32% to 329.80 euros at 9:50 a.m. Paris time, after announcing increased sales and net profit in 2025, generally in line with market expectations. The group also reassured about the health of its cash flow and its financial ambitions for 2028.

Conversely, the share of French cosmetics giant L'Oréal fell 6.49%, to 369.50 euros around 9:45 a.m. Paris time after the publication Thursday evening of the group's 2025 annual results, the fourth quarter of which is considered disappointing by the market.

“The slowdown is notable” over this period and “the poor performance, particularly in North Asia and in the +Luxury+ division, could be worrying in a context of unclear prospects,” underlines a Jefferies analyst.

Friday, in addition to corporate results, the Paris Stock Exchange should focus on the publication of the consumer price index (CPI) in the United States for the month of January, expected at 2:30 p.m. Paris time, "a real potential catalyst for the further movement" of stocks, notes John Plassard, analyst at Cité Gestion Private Bank.

The CPI index will be particularly scrutinized to anticipate the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve (Fed), and a possible reduction in its key rates.

Over the week as a whole, the Parisian index has so far gained 0.46%.

But “the climate remains nervous and volatility could intensify as the US inflation figures approach this afternoon,” warns John Plassard.

Ubisoft bounces back

Faced this week with a strike by its employees and in the midst of a reorganization, the French video game giant Ubisoft presented on Thursday a stable turnover in the third quarter, at 318 million euros, in particular thanks to the success of its main franchises.

Driven by larger-than-anticipated partnerships and the "Assassin's Creed" games, the group recorded, for the period from October to December of its staggered 2025/2026 financial year, a "solid" quarter and "beyond our expectations", indicated its CEO Yves Guillemot in a press release.

On the Paris Stock Exchange, the video game company was rewarded: around 9:50 a.m. Paris time, it gained almost 9%, to 4.48 euros.

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