After finishing Friday at record levels, European stock markets should catch their breath. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,635.47 points (+1.16%), the CAC 40 at 7,634.14 points (+2.28%), the DAX 40 at 16,961.39 points (+0.32%), the FTSE 100 at 7,635.09 points (+1.16%), the CAC 40 at 7,635.09 points (+1.40%), the SMI at 11,390.13 points (+1.62%), the AEX at 817.74 points (+0.32%), the FTSE 100 at 7,635.09 points (+1.16%), the SMI at 11,390.13 points (+1.62%), the AEX at 817.74 points (+0.32%), the FTSE 100 at 7,635.09 points (+1.16%), the SMI at 11,390.13 points (+1.62%), the AEX +0.35%), the BEL 20 at 3,672.03 points (+1.09%), the IBEX 35 at 9,936.60 points (+0.20%), the DJIA at 38,109.43 points (+0.16%), the Nasdaq at 15,455.36 points (+1.09%), the Nasdaq at 15,455.36 points (-0.36%), the S&P 500 at 4,890.97 points (-0.07%), and the Nikkei 225 at 36.07%, and the Nikkei 225 at 36.07% 026.94 points (+0.77%)

As for exchange rates, the change from the close shows that in New York, EUR/USD at 1.0842 (-0.12%), EUR/JPY at 160.55 (-0.17%), and USD/JPY at 148.09 (-0.05%).

At the start of the week, APRR, a motorway subsidiary of Eiffage, published its annual turnover. Investors will be attentive to the evolution of the Paris indices, which closed at new records on Friday after results that exceeded LVMH's expectations. The CAC 40 gained 2.3%, to 7,634.14 points, and the SBF 120 gained 2.2%, to 5,793.12 points. They were driven by the 12.8% jump in the share price of the world's number one luxury goods company and the first capitalization of the Paris stock market. The CAC 40, whose previous record was in April 2023, had never exceeded 7,600 closing points

This morning, European equity markets are expected to open lower. Investors are catching their breath after the records recorded on Friday and before the monetary policy decision of the American Federal Reserve (Fed) and a new wave of corporate results, including those of technology giants Microsoft, Apple, Apple, Amazon, Amazon, Amazon, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta. According to data from broker IG, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 10 points, or 0.1%, at 7:35am. The DAX 40 contract fell by 48 points, or 0.3%, and the FTSE 100 contract lost 6.4 points, or 0.1%

Backed by luxury values after the publication of record annual results by world number one luxury retailer LVMH, European markets ended at historic highs on Friday. The Stoxx Europe 600 index ended at 483.8 points, a new high at the end. In Paris, the CAC 40 finished at a record of 7,634.14 points, and the DAX 40 in Frankfurt reached an all-time high of 16,961.39 points. The Dow Jones index also reached a high of 38,109.43 points on Friday at

After the release on Friday of data on inflation in December in the United States reinforced the probability of a soft landing for the economy, US Treasury yields ended up higher. After these statistics, interest rate expectations have hardly changed. According to the CME Group's FedWatch tool, the market is trading at 97.9% the probability that the Fed will leave the federal funds rate unchanged between 5.25% and 5.5% on Wednesday. The probability of a new status quo in March is estimated at 50.4%. Operators expect five to six 25-basis-point rate cuts by December

The euro fell this morning against the dollar. Fluctuations in the foreign exchange market are expected to remain subdued ahead of the Federal Reserve decision and the publication of non-farm employment figures in the United States this week, ANZ Bank. According to Danske Bank Research, its forecasts of a first rate cut by the Fed in March and by the European Central Bank (ECB) in June are positive for the euro/dollar pair in the first half of 2024. Danske Research advises selling the Euro-Dollar pair in the event of a short-term rise, and aims for the Euro $1.07 within six months and $1.05 within 12 months.

This morning, oil futures are rising amid concerns over market supply caused by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. According to American officials, three American soldiers were killed in a drone attack carried out by an Iranian-backed militia against a base in Jordan. This attack could lead to a significant escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, according to Saxo Markets Asia-Pacific strategists. The March contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 36 cents to $78.37 per barrel. At 7:25am, the one at the same maturity on North Sea Brent gained 38 cents, to 83.93