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PARIS (AFX) - Shares are expected to open slightly higher, supported by last night's strength on Wall Street, as investors absorb today's heavy round of French corporate results, dealers said.Yesterday, the CAC-40 index rose 43.15 points to close at 5,725.84, spurred by encouraging comments on inflation from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.On the Matif, February CAC-40 futures were trading up 1 point at 5,727 ahead of the official opening, and the euro stood at 1.3141 usd compared with 1.3122 usd late yesterday.FORTHCOMING EVENTSTODAY-Eurofins Q4 sales-Pierre et Vacances AGM, 3.00 pm-Nutreco Q4 results-Dassault Aviation FY resultsTOMORROW-Q4 employment, 8.45 am-Dec current account, 8.45 am-PagesJaunes FY results-Euler Hermes FY resultsTODAY'S PRESS-Suez looking to build EPR nuclear reactor in France (Les Echos)-Carrefour close to joint venture deal with India's Wadia (Financial Times)-Areva to win 5 bln usd deal to build 2 reactors in China (Financial Times)COMPANY NEWS-Atos Origin buys Uni-Medicine of France.-BNP Paribas Q4 net profit up 28.8 pct to 1.719 bln eur; beats consensus-Capgemini FY net jumps to 293 mln eur, sees higher 2007 margin-CGGVeritas says FY Geophysique sales 1.330 bln eur, up 53 pct-Danone FY opg profit up 10.1 pct to 1.914 bln eur, slightly below expectations-Eutelsat H1 net profit 79.9 mln eur vs loss of 21.2 mln-Imerys FY net 187.4 mln eur, down 39.4 pct as markets stay difficult-Imerys makes 85p/shr recommended cash offer for UCM; values co at 20.3 mln stg-JCDecaux, CBS Outdoor win street furniture contract for Glendale, California-L'Oreal FY net profit up 4.5 pct to 2.061 bln eur-L'Oreal looking to buy an Indian ayurvedic skin-care brand-LVMH sees another year of 'significant' growth as FY net jumps 30 pct to 1.879 bln eur-Michelin FY net slumps 35.7 pct to 572 mln eur, but sees brighter 2007-Rodriguez Group Q1 sales 97.3 mln eur vs 100.5 mln-Safran FY net falls to 177 mln eur, sees sales growth slowdown in 2007-Thomson FY net 55 mln eur vs loss 573 mlnMARKET SENTIMENT-Renault upgraded to 'overweight' from 'underweight' at JP Morgan-Aeroports de Paris (ADP) cut to 'sell' vs 'hold' at Citigroupparis@afxnews.comjs/jlcCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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