PARIS (Reuters) – The main European scholarships are evolving on a hesitant note and on low variations at the start of the session on Monday, the pre -argument dominating before commercial discussions between the United States and China planned during the day in London.

In Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.25% to 7,785.49 points around 07:20 GMT. In London, the FTSE 100 takes 0.12% and in Frankfurt, the Dax fell 0.22%.

The Eurostoxx 50 index is down 0.32%, the STOXX 600 by 0.17% and the FTSEUROFirst 300 is stable.

Trade tensions between Beijing and Washington remain at the center of investors’ concerns, who hope that the negotiations between the two economic powers will be able to lead to a lasting commercial regulations.

The United States and China concluded a commercial truce last month suspending for 90 days the customs duties set up on both sides, but the two countries remain in conflict on essential commercial issues, such as the restrictions imposed by China for rare earth exports and the United States control of flea exports to China.

At the values, WPP fell 1.9% on the London Stock Exchange after the announcement of the end of the year of its Director General Mark Read.

(Written by Blandine Hénault, edited by Kate Entringer)

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