The CAC 40 ended the week above 3900 points, to 3910.42 points exactly, powered during the afternoon of Friday figures on U.S. employment. This Friday, the Paris stock exchange has closed up 2.14%, slightly eroded after the previous day. The sessions Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were marked by increases comfortable leading the progression of the weekly flagship index +7.3% at Paris, from a closing price last Friday of 3640 points.

The United States has published employment figures less bad than expected. The U.S. economy has destroyed 36,000 jobs in February, according to figures released Friday by the Labor Department. It is far better than economists' forecasts. The unemployment rate held steady at 9.7%. But it remains "inadequate", according to President Obama.At the time of closing in Paris on U.S. exchanges were directed upward, the Dow Jones arrogating 0.8% at 10,531 points.

Moreover, German industry has recorded a surprise jump in orders in January, 4.3%, according to provisional figures published on Friday that far exceeds expectations, thanks to a spectacular increase of 7.1% of domestic orders .

The DAX index of 30 blue chips of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange ended Friday up 1.42% at 5877.36 points against 5795.32 the day before closing. The London Stock Exchange closed higher Friday, the FTSE-100 index of leading values winning 72.60 points, or 1.31% over the closing Thursday at 5599.76 points.

After Market (in 21 hours), the U.S. figures reveal consumer credit.

Veolia Environnement in the single red

Veolia Environnement (-4.26% to 23.94 euros) said before market in 2009 have recorded a turnover of 34.55 billion euros, down 3.4% on year, down slightly higher than expected (-2%). The titles are the only ACC to be in red.

Still later publications, Areva announced Thursday after the stock market, a 2009 operating profit up 20% to 501 million euros. The turnover showed an increase of 6.4%, to 14 billion euros and net income group share for 552 million euros (-6.3%). The title has been 1.98%, to 352.3 euros. euros.

NicOx reported Thursday a net loss of 60.4 million euros in 2009, cons -73.9 million euros in 2008.The shares gained 1.01% on 5.98, having outperformed the broad trend in recent sessions.

The markets welcomed the gesture of banks

Side of EADS (+1.98% at 15.95 euros), the client countries of the military transport plane A400M and the European industrial group EADS in Berlin on Friday reached agreement on funding for this project has told AFP the French Minister of Defense Herve Morin.

The banking sector remained well oriented on Friday: Societe Generale (+4.83% to 44.95 euros) eventually leads the CAC 40, BNP Paribas (3.67% to 56.78 euros), Credit Agricole (3.19% to 11.66 euros) and Axa (+3.17% to 15.61 eruos) were searched. Following a meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee, the banks have agreed to reserve 96 billion in financing small and very small.

Casino (-0.38% to 60.20 euros) should start in May its pods, modeled on that of Nespresso. In France, the market for coffee pods is estimated at 1 billion euros, half for Nespresso.

Natixis (0.90% to 3.69%) is under the radar of the AMF. A book published Thursday reveals that the former officers have disclosed false information to markets, in October 2008.

In an interview with the Financial Times, the group's boss, Jean-Bernard Levy, said he was interested in the sale of a mobile frequency by the governor of Brazil. According to analysts, this would require an investment base of over one billion euros.



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