Paris (France) (AFP) – The Paris Stock Exchange moved without much change on Monday, at the start of a session without an expected major economic meeting and in a cautious market before the publication later in the week of employment and inflation figures in the United States.

Published on: 02/09/2026 - 10:27

The CAC 40 was up slightly by 0.10% around 10:00 a.m., a gain of 7.77 points to 8,281.61 points. On Friday, the flagship index of the Paris Stock Exchange ended up 0.43%, at 8,273.84 points, concluding its first week of February with a weekly gain of 1.81%.

“The coming week will be focused on American economic data,” comments Patrick Munnelly, analyst at Tickmill Group.

Investors will turn to the United States where significant economic indicators are expected. On Wednesday, the publication of employment figures will attract attention and on Friday inflation data.

“The market expects continued easing of the labor market in the United States alongside an easing of inflation, the ideal combination for members of the Federal Reserve (Fed) in favor of easing monetary policy,” comments Ipek Ozkardeskaya, analyst at Swissquote Bank.

Furthermore, “the coming week could be a week of digestion for the markets,” adds the analyst.

The previous week was indeed marked by strong volatility on the financial markets, fueled by the publication of the results of the technological giants and the announcement of still massive investment plans.

These commitments come at a time when investors are increasingly questioning the profitability horizon of these expenses, operating in the process a more severe selection than before between the players perceived as future winners and those likely to lose out in the race for artificial intelligence (AI).

The announcement by the American Anthropic of "new tools has also revived the fear of an upheaval in many sectors", with the market questioning the viability of economic models in the face of progress in AI, recalls Kathleen Brooks, analyst at XTB.

The main American indices ended Friday "with a spectacular technical rebound after three correction sessions marked by a brutal withdrawal from technology stocks", underlines John Plassard, head of investment strategy at Cité Gestion Private Bank.

This week, the question will be “whether the markets are facing a technical rebound” only, he continued.

STMicroelectronics in the spotlight

The Franco-Italian manufacturer of electronic components jumped 5.04% to 26.15 euros after announcing that it was extending its collaboration “with Amazon Web Services (AWS) via a multi-year commercial commitment of several billion dollars,” according to a press release.

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