Mid-session Paris, the CAC 40 is headed for a new week higher

The European markets continue to ignore the generally bad news, keeping a positive interpretation of the economical situation with the example of the call for help of Portugal officially formulated ​​to the European Union. Bruxelles has in fact received the formal request of the country on Friday , indicated Olli Rehn,The European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Raising interest rates from the ECB yesterday does not prevent the CAC 40 in advance, +0.7% at midday to 4058 points, which allows for instant display a slight increase on the week. The markets also seem to be reassured about the tone of the speech of the President of the ECB which has left guessing about the extent of further rate increases. Another highlight of this weekend, the sharp rise of oil to over 111$ for WTI and 124$ for Brent, is currently support for markets by increasing it causes the values ​​of sector. No major statistical follow today.