Paris (France) (AFP) – The Paris Stock Exchange crossed the threshold of 8,000 points on Tuesday thanks to an upward start to the session pending a press conference in the United States on tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Published on: 05/05/2026 - 10:19
At 10:00 a.m., the CAC 40 index showed an increase of 0.41% to 8,009.39 points.
The day before, the Paris Stock Exchange ended sharply lower, with the CAC 40 falling 1.71% to 7,976.12 points, a loss of 138.72 points.
Monday was marked by strong threats to the ceasefire in force since April 8 between the United States and Iran.
The American army announced that it had destroyed six Iranian boats, which Tehran denies.
Iran, for its part, has resumed strikes against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allies of the United States in the region.
In this context, American Defense Minister Pete Hegseth is due to give a new press conference on operations in the Middle East on Tuesday morning in Washington, alongside the Army Chief of Staff, General Dan Caine.
“Between the risk of military escalation and the fragile hope of negotiations, the markets are now operating in an environment where visibility is extremely limited,” summarizes John Plassard, analyst for Cité Gestion.
Tuesday morning, oil remained at very high levels, although down, compared to the highs reached the day before. A barrel of Brent traded at $113.36 (-0.94%), compared to $104.12 for its American counterpart WTI (-2.16%).
“The dominant market narrative has shifted from optimism around artificial intelligence to tensions in the Middle East,” underlines Ipek Ozkardeskaya, analyst for Swissquote.
Only two values in the red
In the session's rankings, only two stocks suffered profit taking, Airbus (-0.19%) and Renault (-0.27%).
European car manufacturers are exposed to new tariff threats from US President Donald Trump.
On Friday, Donald Trump threatened the European Union with new customs surcharges on cars and trucks exported to the United States, accusing Brussels of not respecting the trade agreement signed between the two sides of the Atlantic.
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