(Reuters) – The main European scholarships opened in the green on Monday at the start of a week in charge of business results and economic indicators, investors also trying to digest the uncertainty that continues to weigh on commercial issues.
In Paris, the CAC 40 earns 0.52% at 7,575.63 points around 07:18 GMT. In Frankfurt, the Dax advances 0.39% and in London, the FTSE 100 takes 0.32%.
The Eurostoxx 50 index wins 0.45%, the FTSEUROFirst 300 advances by 0.41%and the Stoxx 600 increased by 0.44%.
The stock markets address the week in an always uncertain context but with the hope of a commercial de-escalation between the United States and China, despite the contradictory signs of the past few days.
The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did not confirm on Sunday the assertion of the tenant of the White House that commercial negotiations with China were underway and said he did not know if the American president had spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
In a session without major catalyst, attention turns to business results and the macroeconomic data expected later in the week, including those of several American technological companies and figures on economic growth and inflation on both sides of the Atlantic.
The employment report in the United States, scheduled for Friday, will be followed closely against the backdrop of fears concerning the American economy and the job cuts wanted by the administration of Donald Trump.
To values, the French Exociation group, which notably provides night vision systems to NATO, reported on Monday of 18% growth in its turnover in the first quarter, carried by the strong growth of its amplification segment on the background of demand sustained in the field of defense.
In Milan, Banca Generali is advancing more than 8% after the Italian Bank Mediobanca announced on Monday an offer to acquire it.
In London, the Deliveroo meal delivery company, which announced on Friday a buyout proposal from its American rival Doordash and has just suspended its 100 million pound share buyback program, won 16.85%.
(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Kate Entringer)
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