India, July 8 -- French stocks are slightly lower on Tuesday with investors making cautious moves while closely following the developments on the trade front.
The Trump administration has proposed a10% tariff on all EU goods, while offering limited exceptions for certain sectors including aircraft and spirits.
U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new tariff rates on partners including Japan and South Korea but left the door open for additional negotiations, saying that the earlier notifications were "not 100 percent firm."
Following the deadline for increased duties being pushed off until at least Aug. 1, there are hopes the major economies would eventually strike some deals.
The benchmark CAC 40 was down 12.65 points at 7,710.62 a littl...