India, March 7 -- French stocks are down on Friday as uncertainty surrounding U.S. Government's trade policies render the mood cautious and prompt investors to lighten commitments.
The market had bounced back after the terrible setbacks it had suffered at the start of the week, but then, with the U.S. President's frequent change of stance with regard to tariffs is hurting sentiment in markets across the globe.
The benchmark CAC 40 was down 90.46 points or 1.1% at 8,107.21 a little while ago.
Teleperformance is down nearly 5%. Kering is declining 4.2%, while Bouygues, ArcelorMittal, L'Oreal, Pernod Ricard, LVMH, Renault and Hermes International are lower by 2 to 3%.
Vinci, Capgemini, Unibail Rodamco, Edenred, Thales, Dassault Systemes, E...