Paris shares TFN at a glance outlook

Paris shares TFN at a glance outlook

	Published : Wed, 02 May 2007 07:50 By : Agencies Print this Story

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Shares are expected to open higher after Wall Street's gain yesterday, when the French market was on holiday, dealers said.

On Monday, the CAC-40 index closed 29.27 points, or 0.49 pct, higher at 5,960.04, on volume of 4.6 bln eur.

On the Matif, May CAC-40 futures were trading up 15.5 points, or 0.26 pct, at 5,940.0 ahead of the official opening.

The euro was quoted at 1.3584 usd, against 1.3611 late yesterday.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

TODAY

-Imerys AGM (11:00)

-Sopra Q1 sales

-M6 AGM

-Renault AGM

-Eurofins AGM

-French April car registrations (noon)

-Vinci Q1 sales (after markets close)

-Steria Q1 sales (after markets close)

TOMORROW

-Vallourec Q1 results

-Sanofi-Aventis Q1 results

-Legrand Q1 results

-Lafarge Q1 results; AGM (17:00)

-Publicis Q1 sales

-Ipsen Q1 sales

-Altran Q1 sales

-Gemalto Q1 sales

-Eramet Q1 sales

-Iliad Q1 sales

-Alten Q1 sales

-Rhodia AGM

-Eurazeo AGM

-Eiffage Q1 sales (after markets close)

-Nexity Q1 sales (after markets close)

COMPANY NEWS

-Imerys Q1 net profit up 16.9 pct on yr; sees further gain in opg results

-M6 Q1 sales 338.6 mln eur, up 9.7 pct from year earlier

-SKorea's Renault Samsung Motor April car sales 13,838, up 0.4 pct yr-on-yr

-Infogrames' Atari to cut 20 pct of work force

-Casino forms DIY JV with Cencosud in Colombia as springboard for Latin America

-Venezuela seizes last private oil fields; Total still in talks on terms

-Total hit with 2.9 mln usd fine for US refinery's 'harmful' emissions

-Michelin set to close its UK staff final-salary pension scheme

-Groupe Partouche sells stake in French hotel and casino operator for 36 mln eu

-Publicis wins global advertising, marketing contract from Citigroup

MARKET SENTIMENT

-Peugeot upgraded to 'neutral' from are duce' by Nomura (yesterday)

-Neuf Cegetel upgraded to 'overweight' from 'neutral' by HSBC (yesterday)

-France Telecom, Neuf Cegetel, Iliad target prices raised by HSBC (yesterday)

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