India, Feb. 25 -- French stocks are down slightly Tuesday morning as worries about an imminent start of fresh U.S. levies on Mexico and Canada, and tightening restrictions on China's chip industries weigh on investor sentiment.
The benchmark CAC 40, which advanced to 8,101.08 after a weak start, was down 5.56 points at 8,085.43 a few minutes ago.
STMicroElectronics is down 2.6%. Capgemini is declining 2.2%. Renault is down 2.1% after data showed a drop in automobile registrations in Europe in January. A downward revision in the company's rating by Jefferies is also weighing on the stock.
Schneider Electric, Publicis Groupe and Michelin are down 1.4 to 1.7%. Kering, Legrand, Carrefour, Dassault Systemes, Pernod Ricard, LVMH, Essilor and S...