2025-01-28 16:51:03The CAC 40 slipped 0.1% to close at 7,897 on Tuesday, extending the prior session’s sharp selloff as pressure from DeepSeek’s launch of a low-cost AI model weighed on key equities. Meanwhile, investors turned their attention to upcoming monetary policy decisions, with the Federal Reserve set to announce its decision on Wednesday, followed by the European Central Bank on Thursday, alongside the ongoing corporate earnings season. Schneider Electric led losses, plunging 7.5% to its lowest level since September, while Stellantis fell 1.2%, and STMicroelectronics dropped 3.2%, offsetting broad based gains across luxury goods, financial services, and healthcare sectors. Meanwhile, LVMH lost 0.6% ahead of their earnings results after the closing bell.
2025-01-20 09:04:04The DAX fluctuated between small gains and losses on Monday, as investors eagerly awaited Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president. This week will bring more economic data and corporate earnings reports, with the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting set to begin later today. On the domestic data front, Germany's PPI showed a 0.8% year-over-year rise in December, marking the fastest gain since June 2023. Commerzbank outperformed, climbing 2.8%, after it was reported that the bank is considering major job cuts to counter a potential takeover offer from UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest bank, according to the Financial Times on Saturday. Porsche Automobil and Infineon Technologies followed suit, with shares rising 1.5% and 1%, respectively. Among the biggest laggards, Siemens Energy dropped 2.7%, followed by Sartorius (-0.9%) and Volkswagen (-0.8%).