Sebastien Foll
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Nokia Outperforms as BofA Turns Bullish Ahead of Results
Nokia shares are doing better than the broader European stock market on Friday morning, helped by a target increase from Bank of America, which is sounding upbeat on the name ahead of the Finnish network equipment maker's second-quarter results.
July 03, 2026 at 01:03 pm
Legrand regains ground after RBC raises its target
Legrand shares were sharply higher on Friday morning on the Paris stock exchange after broker RBC raised its price target on the stock, citing the electrical equipment maker's strong momentum in the data center market as it waits for a recovery in the construction sector.
July 03, 2026 at 11:26 am
Schneider starts the session higher, RBC more upbeat on the stock
Schneider Electric posted one of the CAC 40's strongest gains on Friday morning after a note from RBC, which views the power-technology specialist as a high-quality company ideally positioned in the booming data center market.
July 03, 2026 at 10:50 am
The rebound is gaining traction in Europe with Wall Street on the sidelines
Europe's main stock markets are expected to edge higher on Friday morning, extending Thursday's rebound driven by a reassessment of expectations for US rate hikes after weaker-than-expected economic data. Trading could nonetheless prove subdued with Wall Street investors absent, as US markets are closed for Independence Day, the American national holiday.
July 03, 2026 at 09:34 am
DZ Bank targets €215 for adidas, backs the 'lifestyle + performance' strategy
DZ Bank reiterated on Thursday its buy recommendation on adidas, keeping its intrinsic value at €215, while praising both the strong commercial momentum of the three-stripe brand and its solid outlook through 2028.
July 02, 2026 at 06:44 pm
Pandora benefits from a more favorable UBS call
Pandora shares were sharply higher on Thursday morning on the Copenhagen exchange, supported by a UBS rating upgrade, as the bank is no longer negative on the stock on expectations of an improving outlook for the Danish jeweler. Shortly before 1 p.m., the shares were up 4.4% at 769.6 kroner, the best performance in the OMXC25 index and one of the strongest gains in the STOXX Europe 600.
July 02, 2026 at 01:20 pm
2CRSi lifted by a Portzamparc note, which sees an "unexpected" entry point
Shares in 2CRSi extended their rebound on Wednesday on the Paris stock market, supported by a note from Portzamparc, which has added the name to its recommended small and mid-cap "High Five" list, arguing that the stock's recent slide offers an "unexpected" entry point into the high-performance computer server maker.
July 01, 2026 at 03:15 pm
Antin names an Asia-Pacific head of investor relations
Antin Infrastructure Partners said Wednesday that it has appointed Duncan Welsh, effective immediately, as director of investor relations, to strengthen its presence with institutional investors in Asia-Pacific.
July 01, 2026 at 11:14 am
Europe is set to start the second half on a calm note
Europe's main stock markets are expected to kick off the second half of the year on a steady note Wednesday morning, after wrapping up a broadly positive first half that was fueled by solid corporate results, the surge in AI, and optimism tied to a potential resolution of the conflict in the Middle East. In Paris, the CAC 40 is expected to hover around flat after rising 3.1% in the first half. Germany's DAX is headed for a flat open. The Euro STOXX 50 is seen down 0.1% after banking gains of 9.3% over the first six months of the year, a performance that allowed it to post fresh record highs during Tuesday's session.
July 01, 2026 at 09:29 am
Going against the market, HSBC raises its target on Kering
HSBC said Tuesday that it has raised its price target on Kering to €290 from €280, while reiterating its "hold" rating on the stock, as it expects a sequential improvement in the luxury group's performance in the second quarter.
June 30, 2026 at 06:14 pm
Kering Raises Market Concerns Ahead of Its Results
Kering is posting by far the sharpest drop in the CAC 40 on Tuesday morning, in the wake of an end-of-semester conference call that was met without much enthusiasm by several financial intermediaries. At around 10:45 a.m., the luxury group's shares were down 5% while the CAC 40 was up 0.1% at the same time, taking its decline since the start of the year to more than 16%.
June 30, 2026 at 12:12 pm
Narrow gains in sight for Europe ahead of fresh data
Europe's main stock markets are expected to open slightly higher but with only modest moves on Tuesday morning, as markets continue to tread water while waiting for new signals on the economic outlook and monetary policy. About half an hour before trading gets under way, Paris's CAC 40 is indicated up around 0.2%, Germany's DAX is up roughly 0.5% and the FTSE 100 is seen around flat.
June 30, 2026 at 09:27 am
HSBC sharply raises its price target on STMicroelectronics
HSBC on Monday raised its price target on STMicroelectronics to €84 from €53, while reiterating its Buy rating, as the British bank struck an especially upbeat tone on the outlook for the French-Italian chipmaker.
June 29, 2026 at 04:49 pm
EssilorLuxottica deepens its underperformance since the start of the year
EssilorLuxottica shares were posting the CAC 40's second-steepest decline early Monday afternoon on the Paris stock exchange, extending a downward trend that has been in place since the start of the year as analysts grow increasingly cautious on the stock.
June 29, 2026 at 03:32 pm
European markets on pause as investors await U.S. jobs data
Major European stock markets are expected to open without a clear direction on Monday, with investors looking ahead to the release of the monthly U.S. employment report, set to be the week’s key event amid a reassessment that has pushed expectations for interest-rate increases higher. Futures on the main indices currently point to a flat, or nearly flat, open for the CAC 40, while in Frankfurt the DAX is seen up about 0.4%, as is the Euro STOXX 50.
June 29, 2026 at 09:38 am
Europe heads for a "cooling pause" as sector rotation stays in focus
Europe's main stock markets are expected to take a breather on Friday, with the sector rotation trend set to continue as mounting uncertainty hangs over the durability of the rally in US technology stocks, especially those tied to AI. The session, which should again be marked by intense heat across the Old Continent, looks quiet for equities, currencies and bond yields, with no major macroeconomic data on the calendar. Futures currently point to declines of between 0.5% and 0.7% for the Euro STOXX 50, Paris's CAC 40, Frankfurt's DAX and London's FTSE in early trading.
June 26, 2026 at 09:32 am
HSBC upgrades L'Oréal to Buy
HSBC on Thursday upgraded L'Oréal to "buy" from "hold" and raised its price target to €435 from €375, expecting the cosmetics group’s medium-term organic growth to accelerate, notably thanks to the integration of Kering Beauty, despite a quieter second half of 2026 expected.
June 25, 2026 at 05:05 pm
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