France CAC 40

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Consensus</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 80 WIDTH="592"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>France CAC 40</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B> Index (</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>weekly),</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><B>20 week exponential average in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green</B></FONT><B>, 5 week exponential average in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Courier New" ><B>red,</B></FONT><B> 52 week ROC (rate of change) in</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003399" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF9900" FACE="Courier New" ><B>yellow,</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Courier New" ><B> </B></FONT><B>MACD (moving average convergence divergence) in </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Courier New" ><B>green.</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> <A NAME="france_weekly"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="592"> <IMG SRC="../../images/de/world/fchi.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="17"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 WIDTH="592"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>France CAC 40</B><B> Index  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>monthly chart,</B></FONT><B> the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Courier New" ><B>red </B></FONT><B>line is a 24 month exaverage, the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Courier New" ><B>yellow</B></FONT><B> line is a 6 month exaverage.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="france_monthly"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="592"> <IMG SRC="../../images/de/worldm/fchim.gif" border=0 ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="17"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="592"><div> <B>CAC 40 Buy/ Hold/ Sell ? Consensus</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  <A NAME="buy_sell"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 75 WIDTH="592"><div> <B> <IFRAME id="framead" ALLOWTRANSPARENCY="true" SRC="http://www.marketadvices.com/extra/french.php?lan=EN" height=722 WIDTH=450 FRAMEBORDER=0 scrolling="no"></IFRAME>  </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="17"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="75" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="592"><div> <B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a801180099ff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">France Notes & Links:</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><U> <A NAME="notes___links"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 967 WIDTH="592"><bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>____________________________________________</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/15/08 Consumer prices in France rose 3.5% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">6/12/07 Industrial production in France fell 0.8%.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/1/07 The unemployment rate in France fell from 8.5% to 8.4% MoM, the lowest in 24 years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1/23/07 YoY consumer spending in France rose 6.8%, more than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/11/06 French Industrial Production MoM for October out at -0.1% vs. 0.5% expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/21/06 French GDP for Q3 was unchanged QoQ and up 1.8% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/13/06 YoY consumer prices in France were up 1.5% in September</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8/22/06 French Q2 GDP rose 1.1% QoQ (4.4% annualized) – the fastest rate in five years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">8/12/06 French Q2 GDP rose sharply by 1.2% QoQ, which was a 5-year high and was much stronger than expected</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">4/21/06 Consumer spending in France was down 0.6% in March.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2/10/06 France's GDP increased 1.4% in 2005, down from 2.1% YoY. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/29/05 The unemployment rate in France improved from 9.7% to 9.6% in November.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/21/05 Consumer spending in France increased 1.1% in November and 3.2% YoY.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/9/05 Industrial production in France was down 2.5% in October, the biggest monthly drop in six years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/10/05 France's GDP was up 0.7% in the third quarter and up 1.7% YoY stronger than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/09/05 France's industrial production was down 0.9% in July.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">06/28/05 An index of business confidence in France increased from 97 to 99 in June. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">04/26/05 French President Chirac asks measures to control flood of Chinese textile exports to the EU.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/25/05 The unemployment rate in France increased from 9.9% to 10.0% in January, the highest in five years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/22/05 Consumer spending in France was up 1.5% in January and up 3.8% YoY, stronger than expected.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/18/05 France's GDP was up 0.8% in the fourth quarter and up 2.3% for all of 2004, the best performance in four years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">02/11/05 France's GDP was up 0.75% in the fourth quarter to end up 2.3% for the entire 2004.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">01/04/05 France revised their growth estimate in the third quarter from 0.1% to no growth.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/31/04 France put the unemployment rate at 9.9% in November, the highest in over four years.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">12/21/04 Household spending in France was up 1.5% in November, stronger than expected. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">11/12/04 French consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in October from the previous month and 2.1 percent on an annual basis</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">10/18/04 French budget minister Dominique Bussereau said the government's 2005 GDP growth forecast of 2.5 pct is "reasonable"</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">09/30/04 The unemployment rate in France increased from 9.8% to 9.9% in August. </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP 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