The star CAC 40 index fell 84.83 points to 5,915.41 points, the day after a drop of 0.73%.

After an opening close to equilibrium, the Parisian rating gradually lost ground, until briefly losing 2% during the afternoon.

However, it is far from achieving the worst performance in Europe, the Milan Stock Exchange having fallen by 3.44%, due to uncertainties about the fate of Mario Draghi's government.

Investors shun a combination of political risks in the euro zone, particularly in Italy, the downward revision of growth by the European Commission and the rise in inflation in the United States and Europe, lists Michael Hewson, of CMC Markets.

After the consumer price index on Wednesday, producer prices in the United States in turn surprised on the upside.

The PPI index is, in fact, considered as a leading indicator of consumer prices.

Central banks appear even more determined to raise their key rates to fight inflation.

A maneuver not without risk for growth, which is already showing many signs of weakness in Europe.

The war in Ukraine, and its ever-increasing impact on energy and food prices, prompted Brussels to further cut its euro zone growth forecasts for this year and next on Thursday.

Other worrying signs, the first results of the banks in the United States, which traditionally launch the period of quarterly publications, disappointed, which worries for the rest of the period.

Bad course for Atos and its three musketeers

After the announcement of the resignation of outgoing CEO Rodolphe Belmer on Wednesday, the computer giant Atos, which is trying to regain the confidence of its shareholders, warned that it would now be led by a trio, responsible for implementing the split of the company. company presented mid-June.

The action lost 4.56% to 10.56 euros.

Oil companies suffer from the fall in the barrel

Oil continued to fall on Thursday, well below 100 dollars a barrel, having even fallen to more than 5% in session before rising around -2% towards the close of the Paris market.

TotalEnergies dropped 4.66% to 46.09 euros, the biggest drop in the CAC 40 index.

On the broader SBF 120 index, the worst performances are also for this sector with Technip Energies (-5.79% to 10.44 euros), CGG (-5.72% to 0.74 euros) and Vallourec (- 4.78% to 8.64 euros).

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