At 10:15 a.m., the CAC 40 index was stable (-0.02% to 6,252.14 points) after opening on a rebound of 0.69%.

The day before, the Parisian rating had fallen significantly by 1.66%, like its European counterparts.

On Monday, it had gained 1.17%.

In New York, US investors particularly shed technology stocks on Tuesday, after forecasts below market expectations from Snap, the parent company of the social network Snapchat.

"The market's focus has shifted since about the last month from inflation fears to concerns about economic growth," said Ellen Hazen of FL Putnam.

The fight against inflation that central bankers are engaged in implies tougher financial conditions and could weaken economic growth.

In this regard, the latest economic data in China, Europe and the United States, increase the probability of a recession.

Investors will go through the minutes of the last meeting of the US central bank's monetary policy committee in the evening to better understand the pace of monetary tightening to come.

They will also be attentive to a speech by the vice-president of the American central bank (Fed), Lael Brainard.

“The fall in US Treasury yields suggests that the Fed could be a little less hawkish (note: favorable to an acceleration in the pace of monetary policy normalization) than expected in the coming quarters”, observes John Plassard, specialist in investment at Mirabaud.

TotalEnergies heckled in AG, not on the Stock Exchange

The current General Assembly (GA) of TotalEnergies was disrupted by demonstrations by environmental activists, intended to influence the climate policy of the oil giant.

The group's share rose 1.51% to 53.24 euros after announcing earlier that it had acquired 50% of the American renewable energy producer Clearway Energy Group from the Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) fund.

Veolia reaches an agreement with Séché Environnement

Veolia Environnement climbed 1.92% to 26.07 euros after it reached an agreement with Séché Environnement (+ 2.56% to 68.20 euros) for the sale of activities in industrial water treatment services in France, during the last stage of the disposals imposed by European anti-trust after the takeover bid for Suez.

Sodexo waives an assignment

The collective catering and services group announced that it would not finally sell a share of the capital of its Benefits and Rewards division, contrary to what it had mentioned at the end of 2021. The title fell by 4.26% to 68, 72 euros around 10:40 a.m.

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