While the BOJ is ending negative rates, European stock markets are expected to fall. However, the Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,982.76 points (-0.07%), the CAC 40 at 8,148,14 points (-0.20%), the DAX 40 at 17,932.68 points (-0.02%), the FTSE 100 at 7,722.55 points (-0.07%), the FTSE 100 at 7,722.55 points (-0.07%), the SMI at 11,623.63 points (-0.20%), the AEX at 853.76 points (-0.45%), the AEX at 853.76 points (+0.23%), the BEL 20 at 3,673.19 points (-0.30%), the S&P 500 at 5,149.42 points (+0.63%) and the Nikkei 225 at 40,003.60 points (

On the exchange rate side, the change from the close in New York indicates that the EUR/USD was 1.0865 (-0.06%), the EUR/JPY at 163.30 (+0.06%), the EUR/JPY at 163.30 (+0.70%) and the USD/JPY at 150.32 (+0.78%).

The airport operator Groupe ADP announced on Monday evening that passenger traffic across its network had increased by 13.5% in February over one year. Airports managed by the group welcomed 25 million passengers last month. This number represents 109.1% of passenger traffic in February 2019, the company said in a statement. In addition, the newspaper Le Monde reported on Monday evening that CEO Augustin de Romanet would not be reappointed in May. The State is the largest shareholder of Groupe ADP

European equity markets are expected to open lower on Tuesday, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced its first interest rate hike since 2007, allowing it to put an end to eight years of negative rates. At 7:30am, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 16 points, or 0.2%, according to data from the broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract lost 42 points, or 0.2%, and the FTSE 100 contract gave up 24 points,

The BOJ raised its short-term interest rate to 0% from -0.1% previously. It was the first rate hike by the central bank since 2007. In addition, the Bank of Japan has ended the 10-year cap on the yield on Japanese government bonds (JGB), as well as its purchases of assets, including shares, listed real estate companies and corporate bonds

After these announcements, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 0.4%. Elsewhere in Asia, markets were losing ground. The Hang Seng Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lost 1.3% at the end of the session and the Shanghai Composite fell by 0.6%. In Australia, the central bank has opted for the status quo on rates while indicating that it cannot rule out further monetary tightening in the future because inflation in the country

US Treasury bond yields fell on Tuesday morning as investors gradually postpone their forecasts for the start of rate cuts in the United States. On the CME Group's FedWatch tool, the probability that the federal funds rate will be maintained in the current range of 5.25% to 5.5% in July is now 26.3%, up from 12.9% a week ago. The probability of an initial drop of 25 basis points in this rate in June fell to 50.7%, down from 62.6% a week ago. The situation could change further depending on how the Fed communicates its rate decision and economic projections this week

The dollar and the euro rose against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision, which ended negative rates, but indicated that it would continue to buy government bonds and maintain accommodative financial conditions. At 7:30 a.m., the dollar rose 0.8% to 150.31 yen, while the euro gained 0.7% to 163.35

Oil futures fell on Tuesday morning, after ending Monday at their highest level since late October. However, the downturn in the market could be limited by problems on the supply front. Ukrainian drone strikes over the weekend hit three oil refineries in Russia, which account for 12% of the country's total oil processing capacity, ANZ reports. At around 7:20 a.m., the May contract for North Sea Brent lost 19 cents, to 86.70 dollars per barrel, while the April contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on the Nymex lost 18 cents, to 82.54 dollars per