CAC Futures exhibited a mixed performance Tuesday morning as investors responded to data indicating stagnation in the nation’s private sector activity for December, while also anticipating key U.S. data, including the jobs report, for insights into the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy in the months ahead. The benchmark CAC 40 experienced a decline of 8.27 points, reflecting a decrease of 0.1%, standing at 8,116.61 at midday.

Accor experienced an increase of nearly 2%. Stellantis, Credit Agricole, LVMH, Saint Gobain, Capgemini, Bureau Veritas, Michelin, Pernod Ricard, Renault, and Carrefour experienced increases ranging from 1% to 1.7%. Kering experienced a significant increase earlier in the session; however, it subsequently reduced its gains and was only slightly higher around noon. The stock garnered interest following the company’s divestiture of a majority stake in its Fifth Avenue property to Ardian for $690 million, while maintaining a 40% ownership interest.

Thales experienced a decline of 2.1%. Airbus experienced a decline of nearly 1%, while STMicroElectronics saw a decrease of approximately 1.9%. Dassault Systemes, Orange, TotalEnergies, and EssilorLuxottica recorded slight declines in their performance. Flash survey results from S&P Global indicate that France’s headline HCOB composite output index registered 50.1 in December, a decline from 50.4 in November. Nonetheless, a reading exceeding the threshold of 50.0 signifies expansion. The services Purchasing Managers’ Index declined to a two-month low of 50.2, down from 51.4 in November. The manufacturing PMI reached 50.6, marking a 40-month high, an increase from 47.8 the previous month.

The HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI decreased to 51.9 in December, marking its lowest point in three months, a decline from 52.8 in November. The private sector PMI registered at 52.6, a decline from 53.6, while the manufacturing PMI stood at 49.2, down from 59.6 in the preceding month. The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for the Euro Area increased by 8.7 points from the previous month to 33.7 in December, marking the highest level in five months. Data from Eurostat indicated that the Eurozone’s trade surplus expanded to €18.4 billion in October 2025, compared to €7.1 billion in the same month the previous year.