Paris (France) (AFP) – The Paris Stock Exchange closed slightly higher on Monday, at the end of a rather calm session pending the publication of several company results from mid-week, as well as that of two American indicators.
Published on: 02/09/2026 - 6:19 p.m.
The flagship CAC 40 index advanced 49.44 points, to 8,323.28 points, up 0.60%. Friday, it ended the week with a similar progression, at 8,273.84 points.
Monday's session was sluggish for a long time, with low volumes traded, before an acceleration shortly after the opening of Wall Street, while the last sessions had been marked by high volatility, against a backdrop of concern about artificial intelligence.
Publications of results likely to have an impact on the Parisian index "will only take place in the second part of the week", noted Guillaume Chaloin, director of equity management at Delubac AM, with in particular EssilorLuxottica on Wednesday and L'Oréal on Thursday, "two consumer-oriented indices, and US consumers".
On the agenda, investors will also have their eyes on the United States where important economic indicators are expected. On Tuesday, the market will focus on retail sales. On Wednesday, it will be the employment figures which will attract attention, then on Friday the inflation data.
Stellantis still gloomy
No real rebound after Friday's crash for Stellantis (+0.43% to 6.14 euros), which is due to publish its results on February 26. On Friday, the Franco-Italian-American automobile giant collapsed on the stock market after announcing a colossal provision of 22 billion euros.
STMicroelectronics with fanfare
The Franco-Italian component manufacturer STMicroelectronics jumped on the Paris Stock Exchange, after the announcement of a "several billion dollars" contract to supply data centers dedicated to the "cloud" (remote computing) and artificial intelligence of the American Amazon Web Services.
After starting up more than 5%, STMicroelectronics shares increased their gains during the afternoon, even exceeding +10% during the session. It ended up 9.76%, at 27.32 euros.
Eramet sanctioned
The French mining group Eramet is having a turbulent start to the year, between the thanking of its general director and the suspension of its financial director, all a few days before the publication of the company's annual results. Its action lost 5.95%, to 64 euros.
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