The CAC 40 index fell 13.85 points on Wednesday.

The Paris Bourse closed down 0.25% Wednesday after disappointing US statistics, while investors are still waiting for concrete signs of a Sino-US trade agreement.

The CAC 40 index fell by 13.85 points to 5,500.72 points, in a moderate trade volume of 3.19 billion euros. The day before, he had ended in a slight decline of 0.13%.