Before the US employment report, European equity markets are expected to rise slightly. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,473.77 points (-0.21%), the CAC 40 at 7,428.52 points (-0.10%), the DAX 40 at 16,628.99 points (-0.16%), the FTSE 100 at 7,513.72 points (-0.02%), the SMI at 10,968.10 points (-0.30%), the AEX at 776.34 points (+0.02%), the BEL 20 at 3,656.90 points (-0.02%), the IBEX 35 to 10,146.00 points (-1.09%), the DJIA at 36,117.38 points (+0.17%), the Nasdaq at 14,339.99 points (+1.37%), the S&P 500 at 4,585.59 points (+0.80%), and the Nikkei 225 at 32.307,86 points (-1.68%

With respect to exchange rates, the change compared to the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0789 (-0.06%), the EUR/JPY at 155.20 (-0.25%), and the USD/JPY at 143.86 (-0.19%).

Yesterday evening, the stock exchange operator Euronext announced a recomposition of the CAC 40 index, with the return of the media and entertainment group Vivendi and the release of the electronic payments specialist Worldline. Euronext believes that the composition of the SBF 120 index remains unchanged. The air carrier Air France-KLM announced yesterday evening the appointment of former Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly to its board of directors, replacing Isabelle Parize. This decision must be ratified by the shareholders at the next general meeting of the group.
The luxury group Kering has announced that it will pay an interim dividend of 4.50 euros per share for the 2023 financial year on 17 January next. For its part, the household appliances group Seb said it had raised 650 million euros through a Schuldschein loan, more than triple the 200 million euros targeted at the time the operation was launched at the end of October

Before the publication of the monthly report on non-agricultural employment in the United States, European equity markets could open higher this Friday. The contract on the DAX 40 rose by 29.8 points, or 0.2%, and that on the FTSE 100 rose by 18.3 points, also 0.2%. At around 7:20 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gained 16 points, or 0.2%, according to data from the

Investors will be watching the release of inflation figures in Germany today. The New York Stock Exchange traded higher on Thursday, the day before the release of the monthly American jobs report. It is supported by technological stocks. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, grew by 1.4%, mainly due to the surge in shares of chip manufacturer AMD after the presentation of

Economists expect job creation to rise slightly in November, to 190,000 from 150,000 in October, while the unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.9%. Asian markets present a contrasting landscape. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei index lost 1.8% after the announcement of a sharper than expected economic contraction in Japan in the third quarter. According to revised government data released on Friday, the country's gross domestic product fell more than initially estimated in the quarter ending at the end of September, due to low household spending. In China, the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange gained 0.2% at the end of the trading session and the Shanghai Composite gained

While investors expect US non-agricultural employment statistics to be released later today, US Treasury bond yields changed little this morning. At 7:25 a.m., the 10-year US Treasury rate was nearly stable, at 4.154%. The winner of the 2-year title gained 2 basis points, at 4.610%

While the yen appreciated against both the single currency and the greenback, the euro lost ground against the dollar this morning. The Japanese currency is benefiting from speculations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could end its negative interest rate policy this month

Fawad Razaqzada, analyste à City Index et forex.com , in an email, said that if the BOJ makes further hints of policy normalization in the coming days and weeks, the yen could significantly strengthen against the currencies of countries whose central banks become more accommodative