Paris (France) (AFP) – The Paris Stock Exchange moved slightly higher on Monday, in a calm session, without any major publication expected, and marked by the absence of many Asian investors, due to the Lunar New Year holidays, and Americans, due to a public holiday in the United States.
Published on: 02/16/2026 - 10:01
The flagship CAC 40 index gained 8.29 points, or 0.10%, to 8,320.03 points around 9:45 a.m.
Friday, the flagship index ended down 0.35% (-28.82 points), at 8,311.74 points.
“The start of the week may be calm, but the rest of the week still promises to be busy,” comments Patrick Munnelly, manager of Tickmill Group.
Several economic publications are expected, including inflation in the United Kingdom (Wednesday) and the United States (Friday), as well as American GDP (Friday).
On Wednesday, investors will also read the minutes of the last meeting of the monetary committee of the Federal Reserve (Fed), the "minutes" of the American central bank.
In terms of results, those of Walmart, an American distribution giant, will be "interesting to follow" on Thursday, said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, analyst at Swissquote Bank.
“They could provide a double indicator: on the one hand on the health of American consumers”, the engine of growth in the United States, but also on the “potential implications for business models based on AI and their effects on employment”, explained the analyst.
The theme of artificial intelligence (AI) should indeed remain at the forefront of financial markets this week, estimate several analysts in notes published Monday morning.
In fourteen days, “markets have erased more than a trillion dollars in global stock market value, fearing that AI will fundamentally disrupt business models and reduce profitability in a wide range of sectors, including software, legal services, IT consulting, wealth management, logistics, insurance, real estate brokerage and commercial real estate,” summarizes Jim Reid, chief economist at Deutsche Bank.
Stellantis reintroduces diesel cars
The automotive group Stellantis (-0.71% to 6.56 euros) announced on Friday to reintroduce diesel versions for at least seven models in Europe and is extending the production of existing diesel models, to “give its customers what they want”.
Last week, Stellantis unveiled colossal charges of 22 billion euros to reduce the size of electric cars, due to lack of sufficient sales.
Since the start of the year, Stellantis shares have lost around 30% of their value.
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