PARIS (Reuters) – European stock markets opened hesitantly on Wednesday after the long Christmas weekend, with the session expected to be calm before the end of the year.
In Paris, the CAC 40 advanced 0.2% to 7,584.17 points around 08:27 GMT. In Frankfurt, the Dax gained 0.23%, against the FTSE in London without a marked direction.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index is hesitant, the EuroStoxx 50 advances by 0.24% and the Stoxx 600 by 0.22%.
New York index futures suggest a mixed Wall Street opening, with neither the Dow Jones, Standard & Poor’s 500 nor Nasdaq showing any marked direction.
No indicators or monetary policy statements are expected on Wednesday, while the majority of operators are on vacation.
Movements should remain limited this week, but the low volatility could amplify market reactions, both upwards and downwards.
New unemployment registrations for the week ending December 23 will be expected on Thursday.
In terms of values, Bayer advanced 1.8%, the group having announced that it had won a lawsuit brought by an American who accused Roundup produced by the conglomerate of being the cause of his cancer.
(Written by Corentin Chappron, edited by Kate Entringer)
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