{"id":69699,"date":"2026-02-09T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/02\/09\/cac-40-roughly-flat-stmicroelectronics-rises-on-big-order-win\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:24:10","slug":"cac-40-roughly-flat-stmicroelectronics-rises-on-big-order-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/02\/09\/cac-40-roughly-flat-stmicroelectronics-rises-on-big-order-win\/","title":{"rendered":"CAC 40 Roughly Flat; STMicroElectronics Rises On Big Order Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_CPI_dvBody\">\n<p> French stocks are turning in a mixed performance on Monday with investors awaiting fresh directional clues. Investors are closely following the developments on US-Iran talks. According to reports, both sides have agreed to continue negotiations to ease tensions and avoid military confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>Data showing a significant strength in Eurozone investor confidence in February aided sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark CAC 40, which dropped to 8,258.75 after advancing to 8,312.64 earlier, was at 8,273.08 a little while ago, down slightly from previous close.<\/p>\n<p>STMicroElectronics climbed 6.7% after the company bagged a multibillion-dollar deal with Amazon.com&#8217;s cloud-computing arm, marking a major foray for the European chip maker in supplying chips for artificial-intelligence infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Thales gained nearly 2.5%, and Euronext moved up 2%. Societe Generale, Kering, Dassault Systemes, Danone, Renault, Credit Agricole, Publicis Groupe and Schineder Electric advanced 0.4%-1%.<\/p>\n<p>Vinci dropped 1.7% and ArcelorMittal drifted down 1.4%. Eurofins Scientific, Eiffage, Air Liquide, BNP Paribas, Bouygues, Airbus, AXA, Orange and LVMH lost 0.5%-1%.<\/p>\n<p>The investor confidence index rose to 4.2 in February from -1.8 in January. This was the highest since July 2025 and also exceeded the forecast of -0.2. Moreover, this was the third consecutive rise in the index.<\/p>\n<p>The think tank said the economic indices signaled a glimmer of hope for the Eurozone <span class=\"landLinks\">economy<\/span>. The recession in the currency bloc is likely to be over and economic recovery scenario has emerged, Sentix added.<\/p>\n<p>The current situation index advanced to -6.8 in February, the highest since April 2023, from -13.0 in January. At the same time, the expectations index surged to a seven-month high of 15.8 from 10.0 a month ago. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        window.fbAsyncInit = function () {\n            FB.init({\n                status: true,\n                cookie: true,\n                xfbml: true\n            });\n        };\n        (function (d) {\n            var js, id = 'facebook-jssdk'; if (d.getElementById(id)) { return; }\n            js = d.createElement('script'); js.id = id; js.async = true;\n            js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js\";\n            d.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(js);\n        }(document));\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>CAC 40 Roughly Flat; STMicroElectronics Rises On Big Order Win<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2026-02-09 11:24:10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French stocks are turning in a mixed performance on Monday with investors awaiting fresh directional clues. Investors are closely following the developments on US-Iran talks. 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