The Paris Bourse to increase

The Paris Bourse, which has declined sharply Thursday evening the CAC 40 fell below 3,925 points – should open up art. The CAC 40 should always move in the Greek fear – revived by lowering the grade of Greece by the rating agency Moody's and reassessment of the Greek deficit by Eurostat, 13.6% – and a banking sector plagued .

Around 8:20, the index future on the CAC 40 rising 0.39%.

Yesterday, the number of unemployed registered in the U.S. fell less than expected during the week ended April 17, and producer prices have rebounded sharply in March. This growth is fueling speculation about a future rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Wall Street closed slightly lower.

This morning, Asian stock markets are also changing in quick retreat.

In this context, the euro hit a new low against the dollar at 1.3202 dollars to a euro.The single European currency has reached the floor in the morning in Tokyo. Around 3:15, she sat up slightly, to around 1.3235 dollars, against 1.3293 the previous day to 23 hours in New York. The euro has broken the 1.3280 support and could, according to technical analysis, find its level in March 2009 and November 2008, or $ 1.24 per euro.

Clear indicators

On Friday, France, INSEE begin at 8:45 am by disclosing its quarterly survey of conditions in the industry for the month of April and spending on household consumption of manufactured goods in March.

In the euro area, new industrial orders in February are known.In Germany, the Ifo confidence barometer for April will be followed, while the first estimate of GDP in the first quarter will be published in the United Kingdom

In the U.S., at 14.30, investors will pay attention to durable goods orders (March), then 16 hours, the promise of home sales (also in March).

Wind Publications

Side values, the specialist construction Saint-Gobain aenregistr? sales down 0.5% to 8.7 billion euros, and maintained its targets for 2010.

Essilor, the world leader in ophthalmic lenses, on Friday issued a turnover of 905.8 million euros in the first quarter, up 7.8% over one year through acquisitions and a recovery of activity, particularly in emerging countries.

At 4.7 billion euros (+8.1%), the turnover of the group L'Oreal is slightly above expectations.L'Oreal has been observed in the first quarter of the divisions that had been heavily impacted by the crisis.

The first European manufacturer of semiconductors STMicroelectronics announced Thursday that it had returned to profit and exceeded the consensus expectations in the first quarter of 2010.

EDF will host the market reaction after the Russian electricity trader Inter Rao, announced last night a planned entry to the French capital of Russia, at 10% interest. An investment valued at 400 million dollars (299 million euros).

Zodiac regained its financial leeway when it observes an encouraging start of recovery in commercial aviation.The aerospace supplier has published sales in the first half down 12.8% to 966 million euros.

Still later boats, sailboats, but this time, the B?n?teau Group has reiterated its target for operating profit of 37.5 million euros for the 2009/2010 financial year despite a loss in the first half.

Side car, Valeo announced Thursday a 42% jump in its quarterly revenue, and confirms its objective of doubling the margin in 2010.The acceleration of the automobile production observed at the end of the year thanks to scrap premiums had still not disproved.

On the sidelines of the Beijing Motor Show currently underway, Changan Automobile Group China confirmed Friday it was in talks with French automaker Peugeot on the creation of a possible joint venture in commercial vehicles.

AXA continues to make targeted acquisitions after taking over the assets of investment capital to Natixis.The group has announced yesterday that its subsidiary AXA PE will buy Bank of America to a private equity fund of 1.9 billion dollars.

Euler-Hermes profit quintupled

Euler-Hermes expects its net profit increase by five this year and think back to its turnover at the 2008 level, according to the CEO of the credit insurer, Wilfried Verstrate.

Ingenico announced Thursday it was on track to meet its financial targets in 2010 after seeing its sales on a constant increase of 8.8% in the first quarter.

Somfy Thursday posted a turnover up 10.2% but warned that the economic situation was still marked by pressure on prices and margins.

Are still expected this Friday publications sales and quarterly Interparfums Damartex.

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• Bouygues raised its target of annual turnover
• Bollor? shows a strong increase in its net profit in 2009