The flagship CAC 40 index gave up 0.29% or 20.80 points to 7,188.20 points around 09:45. In China, exports contracted in May by 7.5% year-on-year, the first decline since February.

The car manufacturer Stellantis (-0.26% to 14.71 euros) announced Wednesday the launch of the second tranche, of 500 million euros, of its share buyback program of a total of 1.5 billion euros.