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MNI: FRANCE DATA: Bank of France (BoF) Business Survey (Apr 2019) Preview -
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- Manufacturing Sentiment Indicator (MSI): Bbg Consensus: 100; Prev (Mar): 100
- Services Sentiment Indicator (SSI): Prev (Mar): 101
- Construction Sentiment Indicator (CSI): Prev (Mar): 106
- Business sentiment in manufacturing is expected to remain unchanged in Apr at
its series average of 100...
- ... where it has remained since rising from 99 in Jan
- A small rise in France's manufacturing PMI from 49.7 in Mar to the neutral
50-mark in Apr...
- ... points to a stabilisation in manufacturing business conditions and
supports the market's call for an unchanged sentiment reading 
- Meanwhile, the SSI and CSI held steady at 101 and 106 respectively in Mar...
- ... Recoveries to plus-50 readings in the Apr services & construction PMIs
suggest some upside potential for sentiment in these sectors

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