The star CAC 40 index lost 45.29 points to 6,696.96 points.

On Friday, it finished down 0.17%.

This did not prevent him from chaining a ninth week of gains (+0.44%), an unprecedented series since 2009, according to data from the Dow Jones agency.

Investors remained on the last event of the past week, the report on employment in the United States.

Contrary to analysts' forecasts after several weak economic indicators, "the report showed a very resilient job market", recalls Alexandre Baradez, analyst for the broker IG.

On Monday, the ISM services indicator in the United States also surprised by its strength, taking the opposite view from the same indicator for the manufacturing industry published last week.

“Investors have difficulty reading these” contradictory figures, according to Mr. Baradez.

A tight labor market, and therefore conducive to wage increases that can fuel inflation, does not suit the US Central Bank (Fed).

Its president Jerome Powell had begun a shift towards a slightly more flexible policy last week.

This new interpretation pushed up interest rates in the United States, and to a lesser extent in Europe, a move that was not favorable to equities.

In France, private sector activity contracted in November, the first in almost two years, according to the final publication of the composite PMI index by S&P Global.

The "tech" at half mast

Companies in the technology sector, sensitive to financing conditions due to their need for investment and their horizon of profitability, finished at the back of the pack with the rise in interest rates.

Teleperformance lost 2.71% to 222.30 euros, Capgemini 2.39% to 173.40 euros, Dassault Systèmes 2.21% to 35.91 euros.

Beneteau sails towards profits

The boatbuilder Beneteau indicated on Monday that it could "exceed" its results forecast for the 2022 financial year and that it now had a "significant lead" on its 2020-2025 strategic plan, which it is revising at the end of the year. increase in several key figures.

The title soared 16.39% to 12.78 euros.

Over the year, the manufacturer based in the Vendée, however, fell by 10.25%.

The number one European leisure residence Pierre et Vacances jumped 8.86% to 1.00 euro, an increase of 17.74% since December 1, the date of its staggered annual results.

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