Paris (AFP)

The Paris Bourse oscillated around the balance Monday to midday (+ 0.07%), neutralized by information about a possible limitation of US capital flows to China.

At 13:45 (11:45 GMT), the CAC 40 index took 3.98 points to 5.644,56 points, in a trade volume of 781.3 million euros. Friday, the Paris rating ended up 0.36%.

The Parisian market has remained sluggish since the opening for the last session of September.

Wall Street was preparing for its part to open slightly higher. The index futures on the index Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.23%, the broad index S & P 500 of 0.28% and the Nasdaq, strong technological coloring, 0.37%.

"Whenever we think that the positions are getting closer, a negative element comes to oppose this wind of optimism.In conclusion, this issue continues to blow hot and cold on the markets," says Christopher Dembik , responsible for economic research at Saxo Bank.

Investors took note on Friday of Bloomberg news that Washington would consider limiting the flow of US investors' portfolios to China.

"This information obviously sent a chill before the resumption of negotiations between China and the United States, which could resume October 10 and 11," said Tangi Le Liboux, an analyst at Aurel BGC.

Hong Kong police on Monday warned of a "very, very dangerous" situation on Tuesday in the former British colony, where new pro-democracy demonstrations are planned for the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's China. Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to continue to respect Hong Kong's autonomy.

On the other hot topic, that of Brexit, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday reaffirmed his determination to implement, at all costs, the exit of the EU to October 31, and again ruled out resignation.

UK Finance Minister Sajid Javid said Monday on the BBC that he did not think "anyone really knows" how much the UK economy would cost a Brexit without an agreement, even though it was contracted 0.2% in the second quarter.

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In terms of statistics, manufacturing activity in China saw an unexpected rebound in September, according to the PMI, at its highest level since February 2018.

But manufacturing activity remains in the contraction zone for the fifth consecutive month, according to this index which confirms the deleterious effects of the trade war on the country.

In the euro zone, unemployment fell in August to 7.4%, its lowest level since May 2008. Inflation in Germany in September is expected in the afternoon.

Saint-Gobain advanced by 2.14% to 35.99 euros to achieve its announced sales target for the end of 2019, with the sale of its glass building activity in South Korea, Hankuk Glass Industries, to the Glenwood Fund Private Equity.

EDF grew by 2.68% to 10.35 euros. The company will receive at least 400 million euros from the state for the early closure of the nuclear power plant Fessenheim (Haut-Rhin) next year, to which are added sums representing its shortfall.

Total sold 0.19% to 47.50 euros after the completion of its acquisition for $ 3.9 billion of the 26.5% held by the American company Anadarko in the LNG project in Mozambique.

Bonduelle lost 0.64% to 23.35 euros after posting a stable net profit in its 2018-19 lagged year.

Adocia took 2.47% to 10.80 euros after collecting $ 14.3 million from Eli Lilly in the dispute between them and the closing "by mutual agreement" civil procedure initiated by his ex-American partner.

Amoeba yielded 2.89% to 0.57 euro, the company having acknowledged Friday that it would have to find new funding by July.

Vinci rose by 1.28% to 98.26 euros, supported by the acquisition by its energy branch of the German group OFM, an operation enabling it to strengthen itself in fiber optic networks.

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