While gold exceeded 4,000 dollars for the first time, supported by its status as a safe haven, the European stock exchanges could start Wednesday's session on an uncertain note.

The electrical infrastructure specialist Legrand announced on Wednesday that on October 7 it completed the acquisition of 60.09% of capital of the specialist in access control in housing Cogelec.

Banks Crédit Agricole and Crelan announced Tuesday having finalized their strategic partnership announced last May, which This results in particular in the acquisition of a minority stake by the group French with the capital of its Belgian cousin. This participation is held at 6% by Crédit Agricole SA and 3.9% by Crédit Agricole Nord of France.

The pharmaceutical laboratory Sanofi announced positive results on Wednesday. of a trial concerning its drug candidate AlphaMedix in the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (TNE-GEP).

The aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation announced on Tuesday that it had passed the milestone of 300 Rafale combat aircraft produced.

The industrial gas specialist Air Liquide announced on Tuesday that it had signed two long-term contracts for the supply of Hydrogen in the United States
Around 7:50 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was almost stable, according to IG broker data.

The clock is ticking in France. The prime minister resigning Sébastien Lecornu has only a few hours left to find a compromise with the “central block” on a “platform of action” in order to form a government. Tuesday evening, the old Renaissance prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, took over the political world of runs by paving the way for the suspension of the pension reform, a reform strongly criticized by the left and part of public opinion. This pension issue will therefore be at the center of the final discussions this Wednesday between Matignon and socialist officials.

While gold exceeded 4,000 dollars for the For the first time, futures contracts on European equity markets are changing close to balance. Investors are turning massively to precious metals and cryptocurrencies. Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX futures contract 40 in Frankfurt rose by 0.1%, while the one on the FTSE 100 in London was almost stable, according to data from the broker IG.
US President Donald Trump promises to stimulate the economy by tax cuts while the continued enthusiasm of investors for artificial intelligence allows Wall Street to evolve at different levels records.
However, the New York Stock Exchange put an end to its series of record highs on Tuesday, stalled. by technology stocks, while gold rose above 4,000 dollars per ounce for the first time in its history.

The Dow Jones Index fell by 0.2% to 46,602.98 dots. The expanded S&P 500 index lost 0.4% to 6,714.59 points, putting a end a series of 7 consecutive sessions in the green. Nasdaq Composite has ended down 0.7%, to 22,788.36 points, after fears emerged for the profitability of Oracle's activities (-2.5%) in the “cloud” and more especially the rental of servers to OpenAI and other AI players.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were rose to new heights on Monday, as the partnership concluded between On the contrary, OpenAI and AMD had benefited technological stocks. The bitcoin for its part suffered profit-taking on Tuesday, the day after the crossing the threshold of 126,000 dollars.
In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 0.3% on Wednesday at the end of session. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange were closed on Wednesday.

After increasing at the beginning of the week, during of which statistics may not be published due to the Continued paralysis of the US government, bond yields from American treasuries are stable. Some analysts are preparing for weeks stalemate in Washington.

According to Gennadiy Goldberg, Head of Strategy on US rates at TD Securities, “at least something Do not materially contradict this expectation, it will be difficult for markets to move substantially.”

Around 7:50 a.m., the Treasury bond rate American at ten years is stable, at 4.13%. The two-year security rate is also unchanged, at 3.57%.

The US dollar improved this morning. According to Vivek Dhar, analyst at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, however, the The inverse relationship between gold and the greenback is likely to support price of the yellow metal in the coming months. Around 7:50am, the euro lost 0.4%, at 1,1616 dollars. The greenback lost 0.3% against the Japanese currency, at 152.42 yen.

Oil is gaining ground in a context of continuing risks of supply disruptions. According to Kieran Tompkins from Capital Economics, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has entered a new phase in recent months, with Ukraine leading an intense campaign of long-range drones aimed at the Russian oil sector.

According to the chief climate economist and raw materials, “the damage caused so far to Russian refining and export capacities, and the prospect of a greater disruption, suggest that the risk of rising prices for Oil has increased.”

The November soft light crude (WTI) contract listed on Nymex rose by 55 cents, or 0.9%, to 62.28 dollars per barrel. Vers 7:50 a.m., the December North Sea Brent contract listed in London won 52 cents, or 0.8%, at $65.97 per barrel.