India, March 24 -- French stocks remain in positive territory a little before noon on Monday despite coming off early highs. Data showing a slower pace of decline in French manufacturing and services sector activity in the month of March aided sentiment.
Still, the mood in the market remains cautious with investors awaiting greater clarity on U.S. tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump said there will be "flexibility" on his reciprocal tariff plan and that he would discuss tariffs with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The benchmark CAC 40 was up 21.44 points or 0.27% at 8,064.39 a few minutes ago. The index climbed to 8,114.45 earlier in the session.
Thales is rising 3.2%. Renault is gaining about 2.3%, while ArcelorMittal is up 1.7%. So...