French stocks were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited Nvidia Corp.'s earnings as well as the minutes of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting later in the day for directional cues.
French stocks traded slightly higher on Thursday as investors reacted to hawkish comments from central bank officials and a slew of mostly positive earnings. The benchmark CAC 40 was up 8 points, or 0.
French stocks were subdued on Wednesday as investors reacted to hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials and weak domestic trade data. France's trade deficit increased at the end of the final quarter as imports grew faster than exports, data released by the customs office showed earlier today.
French stocks traded slightly higher on Tuesday despite heightened tensions in the Middle East and lingering uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's ratee trajectory.
French stocks traded higher on Wednesday after China's central bank said it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves from Feb. 5 to help boost the slowing economy.