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Realities: launch of a green bond issue – 05/13/2022 at 14:00
(CercleFinance.com) – Realites announces the launch of an issue of green bonds with an impact premium for a total amount of five million euros in partnership with LITA.co, to contribute to the financing of its carbon strategy .
This bond issue will be carried out in two tranches with the objective of raising a total of five million euros in 2022. The first tranche, currently in pre-collection, is open for subscription until July 19.
To achieve its ambition in environmental matters (reduction, compensation, societal impact strategy), the real estate group has identified an investment need of around 30 million euros by 2025.
The stocks to follow tomorrow on the Paris Stock Exchange – Friday, May 13, 2022 – 05/12/2022 at 6:27 p.m.
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Bouygues
Bouygues signed with Engie, on May 12, 2022, the contract for the acquisition of Equans (“Share Purchase Agreement”) following the issuance of all the opinions of the relevant Employee Representative Bodies of Equans and Engie. The completion of the acquisition of Equans remains subject to the finalization of the constitution of the scope of Equans by Engie and to the obtaining of all the regulatory authorizations in terms of control of concentrations and control of foreign investments.
EDF
The EDF group has announced the launch of the “ORS 2022” employee shareholding operation, a capital increase reserved for members of the EDF group savings plan and international group savings plan. The maximum amount of the capital increase that will be carried out will be approximately 0.6% of EDF’s share capital, this amount being able to be increased up to 0.7% in the event of oversubscription.
Eutelsat
Eutelsat’s revenue was €287 million in the third quarter of its 2021-2022 financial year, down 4.8% on a reported year-on-year basis and 2.7% on a like-for-like basis .
Orpea
The Ehpad operator will publish its first quarter turnover.
Plastic Omnium
On the occasion of a Capital Markets Day, Plastic Omnium presents its long-term growth and transformation strategy. A strategy expressed and embodied in the group’s new raison d’être “Driving a New Generation of Mobility”. Plastic Omnium aims to achieve economic revenue of around €11 billion in 2025 and over €15 billion by 2030.
SII
The SII group achieved revenue of 828.9 million euros in the 2021-2022 financial year (ending March), up 26.7% (+27% at comparable scope and at constant rates) . This historic performance was achieved in an uncertain context still troubled by the health crisis and more recently, by the geopolitical situation in Ukraine. In the last quarter of the financial year, turnover exceeded 200 million euros for the second consecutive time, at 239.9 million, an increase of 30.7%.
Winfarm
Winfarm published first-quarter 2022 revenue of 30.8 million euros, up 20% year-on-year. The Agricultural Supplies activity (89% of annual turnover), under the Vital Concept brand, recorded activity of 27.5 million euros (+19%). The French specialist in online sales for the agricultural world recalls that a prolonged continuation of price increases in 2022 might penalize the group’s margins from time to time. But he said he was confident in his ability to achieve a year of growth.
Europe ends in the red, inflation worries – 05/12/2022 at 18:53
EUROPEAN STOCK MARKETS END LOWER
by Claude Chendjou
PARIS (Archyde.com) – European stock markets ended lower on Thursday and Wall Street was also trading in the red mid-session on fears of an acceleration of monetary tightening in the United States, which might ultimately affect global growth.
In Paris, the CAC 40 posted a loss of 1.01% to 6,206.26 points. The British Footsie fell by 1.56% and the German Dax by 0.64%.
The EuroStoxx 50 index fell 0.94%, the FTSEurofirst 300 0.62% and the Stoxx 600 0.75%.
In the United States, the money markets are mainly expecting a 75 basis point rise in the cost of credit in June as new data showed that inflation had slowed in April but remained at a very high level. .
According to the US Department of Labor, producer prices rose 11.0% year on year in April, compared to an 11.5% gain the previous month, and consumer prices rose 8.3% following +8.5% in March.
“What we’re seeing is that inflation is starting to slow down, but the pace isn’t as fast as we’d hoped. So I think the markets are still in inflation fear,” Gene said. Goldman, chief investment officer at Cetera Investment Management.
“There’s really a lot of uncertainty around the Fed right now. If it’s too aggressive, it’s going to hurt economic growth, but (if) it’s too conservative, higher inflation will hurt consumption, which which will also affect growth,” he added.
In the euro zone, where inflation is at an annual rate of 7.5%, several officials from the European Central Bank, such as the governor of the central bank of Ireland, Gabriel Makhlouf, and Peter Kazimir, his counterpart at the central bank of Slovakia, once more urged the institution to tackle rising prices.
“We expect inflation data to remain a central concern for policymakers and investors over the coming months,” Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, wrote in a note.
At the same time, the war in Ukraine, Western sanctions once morest Russia, health restrictions in China continue to weigh on investor morale.
A sign of market nervousness, the index measuring volatility in the United States is moving above 33 points and its European equivalent ended up 4.1% at 32.3 points.
VALUES IN EUROPE
On the pan-European Stoxx 600, all major sectors ended in the red, with Consumer Discretionary (-1.32%), Basic Resources (-2.94%) and Automotive (-1.22%) blaming one of the biggest drops.
The luxury compartment, exposed to China, fell with Kering, LVMH, Hermès, Richemont and even Tod’s, which lost 1.33% to 2.68%.
The results of Siemens (-2.48%), which announced write-downs and charges due to its withdrawal from Russia, and HeidelbergCement (-4.64%) disappointed, while those of STMicroelectronics (+3, 97%) Commerzbank (+0.26%) were well received.
The British telecom operator BT (+0.96%) took advantage of the announcement of the finalization of an agreement to merge its sports content division with Discovery.
A WALL STREET
At the time of the close in Europe, the Dow Jones fell by 0.95%, the Standard & Poor’s 500 by 0.79%, but the Nasdaq by 0.37%.
The session is volatile, fueled by fears over interest rates and the latest statements from US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who assured that the US Federal Reserve has a plan to reduce inflation without causing a recession. .
The technology compartment yields 1.74%. Apple, which on Wednesday lost its position as the world’s largest market capitalization in favor of Saudi Aramco, still dropped 1%, penalized by the warning from Foxconn, which reported a slowdown in demand for electronic products.
In business results, Walt Disney fell 2.6% following a second quarter below expectations. The entertainment giant further warned that supply issues and rising labor costs might affect its accounts.
THE INDICATORS OF THE DAY
Preliminary data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday showed the UK economy recorded an unexpected contraction in March of 0.1% following a fall in vehicle sales linked to the supply chain issues.
US jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week to 203,000.
CHANGES
The dollar index, which measures the variations of the greenback once morest a basket of currencies, gained 0.73%, the highest in 20 years, benefiting from both inflation figures in the United States and its status as a safe-haven asset.
The euro, down 1.22% to $1.0383, is at its lowest level since January 2017.
In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin fell to $25,401.05, hitting a 16-month low.
RATE
The yield on ten-year Treasuries fell 7.1 basis points to 2.8425%, penalized more by doubts regarding long-term economic growth than short-term inflation.
The spread between yields between ten-year and two-year US bonds, which measures the risk of recession, is now 26 basis points.
In Europe, the ten-year German Bund yield lost 13.1 basis points to 0.872% and its French equivalent 24.5 points to 1.384%.
OIL
Oil prices are also affected by fears of a recession, which are taking precedence over worries regarding supply and geopolitical tensions.
Brent lost 0.41% to 107.95 dollars a barrel and US light crude (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) fell 0.88% to 106.64 dollars.
(Report Claude Chendjou, edited by Sophie Louet)