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NO NEED TO RUSH TO BUY FRENCH DIP YET, BARCLAYS SAYS
French stocks have suffered heavy losses since President Emmanuel Macron called for shock snap parliamentary election, leaving investors with a dilemma on what to do next.
The blue-chip index CAC 40 .FCHI, which has shed some 2.4% since Friday's close, is up 0.2% by 0938 GMT. French banks, utilities and industrials have been hit the hardest.
While the move is potentially excessive, Barclays analysts, however, say hold your horses for now.
"Given the unusual political conundrum currently and high headline risk between now and the election, we see no reason to rush to buy the dip," they say in a note.
They close their tactical "overweight" on Europe versus world, saying the upcoming U.S. election is another threat to sentiment.
"We would stay away from politically sensitive French stocks for now, and reiterate our UK OW," they add.
They point out that stocks that are highly sensitive to rates, those with government contracts and very shareholder-friendly could be particularly volatile.
Construction materials may be directly negatively impacted by far-right government policies, including on decarbonisation, energy efficiency and renationalising highways, they say.
They also flag that banks, autos and luxury could see some negative effects from policy and/or general uncertainty.
But retail names might be relative winners if government policy is supportive of household consumption.
(Anna Pruchnicka)
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