Les marchés d' actions européens devraient hésiter at the opening. The EuroStoxx 50 opens at 4,710.78 points (+0.68%), the CAC 40 at 7,665.63 points (+0.71%), the DAX 40 at 16,963.83 points (+0.71%), the DAX 40 at 16,963.83 points (+0.25%), the FTSE 100 at 7,595.48 points (-0.44%), the SMI at 11,138.85 points (-0.64%), the AEX at 843.75 points (+1.64%), the BEL 20 at 3,665.65 points (+1.09%), the IBEX 35 at 9,905.40 points (+0.17%), the DJIA at 38,726.33 points (+0.13%), the Nasdaq & agrave; 15,793.71 points (+0.24%), the S&P 500 at 4,997.91 points (+0.06%), and the Nikkei 225 at 36,897.42 points (+0.09%

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is 1.0774 (-0.05%), the EUR/JPY at 160.98 (+0.05%), the EUR/JPY at 160.98 (+0.03%), the USD/JPY at 149.43 (+0.07%), the USD/JPY at 149.43 (-0.05%), the EUR/JPY at 160.98 (+0.03%).

Video game publisher Ubisoft published net bookings, equivalent to revenue, slightly higher than expectations for the third quarter of its delayed fiscal year, thanks to the performance of its old games and new ones launches. The group confirmed its objectives for the current fiscal year.

Aperam and Hermès International are publishing their annual results today. Yesterday evening, the world's number one cosmetics company L'Oréal posted sales that were below expectations for the fourth quarter and the whole of the past year, due to a weak environment in China. However, the group achieved a record operating margin last year. Contract semiconductor manufacturer X-Fab, for its part, reported sharply higher sales in the fourth quarter but expects sales to fall in the current quarter, due to high inventories in the industry.

While investors have new earnings releases to analyze, European equity markets are expected to open hesitantly today. Data from broker IG mentions that the DAX 40 contract gained 5.2 points and the FTSE 100 contract gained 13.5 points, or 0.2%. The CAC 40 futures contract lost 21.1 points, or 0.3%, around 7:30am

The statistics on consumer prices in Germany for January will be published at 8 am.

The New York Stock Exchange had a quiet session on Thursday, but a slight increase was enough to take the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 to new all-time highs. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) gained 0.1%, to 38,726.33 points, and the S&P 500 gained nearly 0.1%, to 4,997.91 points. The expanded index crossed 5,000 points during the session for the first time in its history, without managing to maintain this advance until the close.

After finishing higher on Thursday, following another successful government bond auction, US Treasury bond yields are not changing much this morning. Tom di Galoma, co-head of global interest rate trading for BTIG in New York, said that the auction of $25 billion in 30-year bonds went “very well” and met with “sustained demand”. Revised data on consumer prices in the United States are expected today. For some investors, these figures are likely to lead to higher inflation than initially estimated at the end of 2023. At around 7:10am, the 10-year US Treasury rate was stable at 4.55%. That of the stock at 2 years was also unchanged, at 4.451%

The euro gave ground this morning against the dollar, but stabilized against the yen. The greenback is appreciating against the Japanese currency. According to Westpac, the probability of a reduction in its rates by the Federal Reserve in March is now considered negligible by the market. The financial intermediary believes that the report from this perspective beyond March could still allow the dollar to appreciate.

The economic situation in the United States could remain positive for a good part of 2024, in particular thanks to the balance of household assistance paid during the pandemic.

As of the end of the week, oil futures are down slightly, but could start to rise again due to ongoing tensions in the Middle East, which could disrupt supplies. According to Robbie Fraser, head of global research and analysis at Schneider Electric, oil prices continued to rise every day of the week, with geopolitical tensions being “a key supporting factor, especially due to the recent escalation between the United States and Iran

The March contract on soft light crude (WTI) traded on Nymex lost 13 cents, to $76.09 per barrel, around 7 am, while the April contract on North Sea Brent lost 22 cents to $81.41 per barrel.