The Paris Bourse ended the session with a gain of 0.64%, at 7446 points, on the eve of the "3 Witches" session.

In the absence of European statistics, investors' attention was mainly focused on statistics from the United States: sales of existing homes fell by 3.4% last month compared to March, to 4.28 million at an annualized rate on a CVS basis, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The median sales price fell by 1.7% year-on-year to $388,800, and the inventory of unsold existing homes represented 2.9 months at the current clearance rate, compared with 2.2 months in April 2022.

The index of leading indicators continued to decline in April (-0.6%) for the 13th consecutive month, according to the Conference Board.
Between October 22 and April 23, the index fell by 4.4%, a decline that is tending to accelerate, since its fall was limited to 3.8% over the previous six-month period (April-October 22).

Also on the other side of the Atlantic, the Philly Fed index came in at -10.4 after -31.3 in April (consensus expected a figure of -19.8).

US jobless claims fell by 22,000 in the week to May 8, to 242,000 from 264,000 the previous week.

The four-week moving average - considered a better indicator of the underlying trend in the job market - came in at 244,250, down by 1,000 week-on-week.

Finally, the number of people receiving regular benefits fell by 8,000 to 1,799,000 in the week to May 1, the latest week available for this statistic.

The quarterly results of the world's number one retailer, Walmart, came as a pleasant surprise, with an increase in its sales forecasts, and the stock gained +1%.

A bad day for the bond markets, however, with OATs up by almost +12pts to 3.035%, Bunds up by +8pts to 2.43%, Italian BTPs up by +12pts to 4.308%... and T-Bonds are up +7Pts at 3.65%

On the Paris stock front, Ipsos announces the acquisition of Shanghai Focus RX Research, which should significantly strengthen its pharmaceutical research expertise in China and create a favorable environment for its healthcare business.

Aéroports de Paris claims a 26.2% increase in traffic to 26.2 million passengers in April 2023, i.e. 97.9% of traffic for the corresponding period in 2019 (i.e. before the health crisis, which has severely affected air transport).

Trigano jumped nearly 13% following the publication of net income of 121.7 million euros for its first half-year, compared with 141.3 million a year earlier, with current operating income up from 179.3 to 173.4 million.


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