PARIS (Reuters)-The main European scholarships are expected to fall on Tuesday at the opening, investors integrating the possible impacts of a ceasefire in Ukraine on European values.
The term contracts suggest a decline opening of 0.15% for the Parisian CAC 40, against 0.06% for the FTSE in London, a thrust of 0.13% for the Dax in Frankfurt and a drop of 0.05 % for the Stoxx 600.
US and Russian high -ranking representatives meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to open discussions intended to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The prospect of a fighting of fighting increases European actions, which approach their records, after almost three years of a war having had a profound impact on the activity of the Old Continent.
Goldman Sachs calculates as well as a peace agreement could add 0.2 to 0.5 GDP point to the growth of the euro zone.
Risky assets also benefit from good business figures published at the start of the year.
“European actions have in the whole displayed performance comparable to that of American actions until October 2024, when the dollar began to appreciate quickly,” recall Société Générale strategists.
“The recent increase in European actions could therefore simply be a correction of this sub-performance, (good) that most large European companies have also displayed good yields since the start of the year.”
The results season continues this week, the figures of Edenred, Capgemini or Icade having to animate the clues during the session.
The Zew economic feeling index is also expected on Tuesday, while the German economic situation remains degraded.
A Wall Street
Wall Street was closed on Monday on Monday on the occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Georges Washington.
In Asia
The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended up, supported by defense and banking values. The Nikkei index won 0.25% at 39,270.40 points. The wider topix took 0.31% to 2,775.51 points.
The group exposed to the defense Mitsubishi Heavy Industries jumped 3%, in the wake of the increase in the European sector. The good economic figures for the fourth quarter, published on Monday, increased the banking sector by 1.7%.
The Chinese indices hesitates, the meeting between Xi Jinping on Monday and business leaders who did not lead to more important Chinese economy support measures. The Hong Kong Hang Seng index increased by 1.08%, the SSE Composite of Shanghai fell by 0.48%, the CSI 300 of 0.34%.
RATE
American rates are growing, the markets anticipating a rebound in defense spending and a ceasefire in Ukraine, which would limit market risks.
Treasury’s yield at ten years takes 3.3 pb to 4.5093%, while the two -year title yield increased from 1.1 pb to 4.2696%.
Changes
The changes evolve pending new geopolitical or economic elements.
In Asia, the yen declines 0.29% to 151.94 yen for a dollar, the Australian dollar rises from 0.02% to 0.6354 dollars.
The dollar earns 0.4% against a basket of reference currencies, the euro crosses 0.23% to 1.0458 dollars, and the pound sterling lost 0.21% to 1.2596 dollars.
OIL
Oil is strengthening after a drone attack on a Russian pipeline, which could limit the volumes that Kazakhstan will export.
Brent increased from 0.24% to $ 75.4 a barrel, the American light crude (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) is added from 1.03% to 71.47 dollars.
(Written by Corentin Chappron, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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