The flagship CAC 40 index gained 1.30%, or 82.42 points to 6,430.19 points, the day after a small decline of 0.23%.

Since the start of the year, the Parisian rating has posted losses of more than 10%.

"Like Friday's session, we are again in a technical rebound. The market is trying to move forward but it remains fragile, in the absence of very clear signals of a more virtuous trend inflection. “, comments Andrea Tuéni analyst of Saxo Bank.

The session was punctuated by positive publications, whether on economic growth in the euro zone, which was revised slightly upwards to 0.3% in the first quarter, or on employment, which remains dynamic in France and UK.

Long-awaited retail sales in the United States were also a supporting factor given that despite the rise in prices, the momentum in consumption continued in April.

The pace of industrial production in the United States surprised pleasantly by accelerating much more than expected in April.

However, fears of recession following the tightening of monetary conditions, a tool of central banks to overcome persistently high inflation, remain very present.

“Phases of stress” are still to be expected on the markets until all these fears have subsided, believes Mr. Tuéni.

Investors will closely watch the interventions of the head of the American central bank Jerome Powell and the president of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde in the evening to refine their expectations of a rate hike.

Engie at the top of the CAC 40

The Engie share jumped 5.33% to 12.25 euros, after the upward revision of the group's annual financial forecasts on Tuesday, during the publication of the results for the first quarter in a context of soaring oil prices. energy.

Engie now expects recurring net income for 2022 of between 3.8 and 4.4 billion euros, against 3.1 to 3.3 billion previously.

Thales strengthens in cybersecurity

Thales (+1.36% to 115.45 euros) announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to buy two Spanish and Luxembourg companies, S21sec and Excellium, in order to strengthen its cybersecurity activity.

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