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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:02
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PARIS (AFX) - Shares are expected to open flat to lower this morning as investors bide their time ahead of today's US interest rate decision, dealers said.Yesterday, the CAC-40 index closed up 44.32 points, or 0.81 pct, at 5,503.27 on volume of 6.1 bln eurOn the Matif, April CAC-40 futures were trading down 10.5 points, or 0.19 pct, at 5,511.5 ahead of the official opening, and the euro was up at 1.3310 compared to 1.3294 usd late yesterday.FORTHCOMING EVENTSTODAY-Provimi FY results, after market closesTOMORROW-Areva FY results, after market closes-Hermes FY results, before market opens-Saint-Gobain FY results, after market closesTODAY'S PRESS-Alcatel-Lucent first in line to buy Nortel's GSM activities (Les Echos)COMPANY NEWS-Bourbon SA reports 25.4 pct drop in net profit to 152.9 mln eur compared to 205.0 mln eur the previous year.-Rexel IPO priced at 16.35-19.00 eur, to comprise 1 bln eur capital increase, 15 mln eur share sale-GFI Informatique eyes acquisitions to add 60 mln eur of sales-Ipsos posts full-year net profit of 39.5 mln eur and expects 2007 organic sales to rise 'at least 8 pct'-CNP Assurances full-year net profit jumps 23 pct to 948 mln eur; the group says it is seeking to boost its market share in share rise-Carbone Lorraine mulls acquisitions in core and related businesses-Guyenne et Gascogne reports 27 pct rise in 2006 net profit to 47 mln eur, helped by disposal gain-Cap Gemini staff working on UK govt contract vote for strike over pay-Danone raises Wimm Bill Dann stake to 13.7 pct, may seek seat on board this yearMARKET SENTIMENT-Valeo upgraded to 'overweight' vs 'underweight' at Morgan Stanley-Ipsos upgraded to 'buy' vs 'hold' At ABN Amro-Atos Origin upgraded to 'equal-weight' vs 'underweight' at Morgan Stanleyparis@afxnews.comvb/sljCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. 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.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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