CAC 40 Extends Gains As Wall Street Futures Gain

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CAC 40 Extends Gains As Wall Street Futures Gain

(RTTNews) - French stocks rallied on Tuesday to extend gains from the previous session as investors sought bargain after last week's steep decline.

The benchmark CAC 40 rose 87 points, or 1.5 percent, to 6,007 after gaining 0.6 percent on Monday.

Danone was slightly higher on news that the food company will send about 750,000 cans of general infant formula to the United States to meet the ongoing supply shortage.

Industrial gas company Air Liquide jumped 3.4 percent. The company has signed its largest power purchase deal with Swedish utility Vattenfall.

Airbus shares gained about 1 percent after British airline EasyJet said it has exercised options to purchase 56 fuel-efficient single-aisle A320neo aircraft from the European aerospace giant.

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U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Sees Further Downside In June

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Sees Further Downside In June

The Commerce Department released a report on Friday unexpectedly showing a continued decrease by U.S. construction spending in the month of June. The report said construction spending fell by 0.4 percent to an annual rate of $2.136 trillion in June after sliding by 0.5 percent to a revised rate of $2.144 trillion in May.
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Marginally Less Than Previously Estimated In July

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Marginally Less Than Previously Estimated In July

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U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Dips To Nine-Month Low In July

U.S. Manufacturing Index Unexpectedly Dips To Nine-Month Low In July

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Eurozone Inflation Steady At 2% ECB Target

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Euro area consumer price inflation was unchanged at the European Central Bank's 2 percent target in July, easing the pressure for more easing. The harmonized index of consumer prices increased 2.0 percent year-on-year in July, the same rate of increase as seen in June. Inflation was forecast to ease marginally to 1.9 percent.
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