After an unchanged opening compared to the close of the previous day, the CAC 40 index yielded 0.23% to 6,715.58 points around 10:38 a.m.

"It's a week of transition for the Paris Stock Exchange. Major economic announcements are scheduled for next week (inflation in the United States, meeting of the European Central Bank, etc.)", notes Christopher Dembik, director of research macroeconomics at Saxo Bank.

Investors await new international economic sanctions against Moscow this week after the discovery of massacres attributed to the Russian army by Ukraine in several towns on the outskirts of kyiv, its capital.

As for French statistics, industrial production fell 0.9% in February compared to January, still remaining 4.6% below its pre-pandemic level.

Supported by the dynamism of services, growth in private sector activity accelerated in March, the firm IHS Markit said on Tuesday, revising slightly up its provisional estimate published at the end of March.

Later in the day, the speeches of several members of the US central bank will be carefully listened to given market expectations of a tightening of monetary policy and the impact of inflation on household purchasing power.

Decreases in aeronautics

The action of the engine manufacturer of aircraft and rockets Safran fell 1.59% to 104.92 euros.

Safran is the French industrial group which filed the most patent applications in 2021, indicates the annual report of the European Patent Office (EPO) released on Tuesday.

In addition, Air France-KLM (-0.15%) announced that it had chosen engines from CFM International - a joint venture between Safran and the American GE - to equip its future Airbus A320neo family aircraft, and entered into negotiations exclusive with the engine manufacturer.

Airbus dropped 1.87% to 108.04 euros around 10:23 a.m.

The aeronautical equipment manufacturer Figeac Aéro, put in difficulty by the collapse of its activity during the pandemic, announced on Tuesday a restructuring of its debt and a strengthening of the Tikehau Ace Capital fund in its capital.

The action rose 3.66% to 5.66 euros

Casino sells its remaining shares in Mercialys

The distribution group (+0.97% to 16.61 euros) announced Monday the sale of its remaining shares in the Mercialys property for an amount of 87 million euros.

Orpea targeted by complaints from families

Nearly 80 complaints from families of residents were filed Monday before the Nanterre public prosecutor's office against the retirement home giant Orpea, in particular for "endangering others" and "involuntary homicide", announced to AFP l lawyer Sarah Saldmann, confirming information from the Parisian.

The action lost 1.53% to 37.88 euros.

Its competitor Korian, which is also the subject of criticism and suspicions of abuse in its nursing homes, fell 1.17% to 20.32 euros.

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