Les actions chutent et le pétrole bondit après des explosions in Iran. The EuroStoxx 50 opens at 4,936.57 points (+0.46%), the CAC 40 at 8,023.26 points (+0.52%), the DAX 40 at 17,837.40 points (+0.37%), the DAX 40 at 17,837.40 points (+0.38%), the FTSE 100 at 7,877.05 points (+0.37%), the SMI at 11,230.43 points (-0.01%), the AEX at 865.36 points (0.00%), the BEL 20 at 3,826.58 points (+0.84%), the IBEX 35 at 10,765.00 points (+1.23%), the DJIA at 37,775,38 points (+0.06%), the Nasdaq & agrave; 15,601.50 points (-0.52%), the S&P 500 at 5,011.12 points (-0.22%), and the Nikkei 225 at 37,113.53 points (-2.54%

As for exchange rates, the change from the close indicates that in New York, the EUR/USD is at 1.0639 (-0.05%), the EUR/JPY at 164.20 (-0.24%), and the USD/JPY at 154.36 (-0.19%), the EUR/JPY is at 164.20 (-0.24%), and the USD/JPY at 154.36 (-0.19%).

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At the opening on Friday, European equity markets are expected to fall sharply, while oil prices are rising. Investors fear a flare-up in the Middle East after press reports of a possible Israeli attack on Iran. At 7:35am, the CAC 40 futures contract fell by 90 points, or 1.1%, according to data from broker IG. The one on the DAX 40 dropped 248 points, or 1.4%, and the contract on the FTSE 100 fell

The main Asian indexes are also plunging. In Tokyo, the Nikkei index dropped 2.6% at the end of trading. The Hang Seng lost 1.2% in Hong Kong and the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.4%.
Iran has activated its air defense systems and cancelled flights, while explosions have been reported in the country, which has been preparing for a possible Israeli attack for several days. In recent days, the Israeli authorities had warned that they would respond to the massive drone and missile attack carried out by Iran on its territory, risking drawing the two countries into an escalation that could lead to a

Before the outbursts heard this morning, global stock markets were already under pressure, both due to geopolitical tensions and the restrictive remarks recently made by officials at the American Federal Reserve (Fed), which lead investors to believe that Rates in the United States will remain at a high level for an extended period of time.

This morning, US Treasury bond yields are falling as investors seek safety in the wake of news of a possible Israeli attack on Iran. For StoneX, “traders remain concerned by the decidedly more restrictive tone of Federal Reserve members in recent days, in the run-up to their next monetary policy meeting on May 1

While the prospect of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East supports demand for the greenback, which is considered a safe haven, the euro lost some ground against the dollar this Friday. Maybank indicates that markets are focused on the situation in the Middle East and could be disrupted by the current period of risk aversion

After news reports about an Israeli attack on Iran, oil prices are rising sharply this morning. ING indicates that “if this information is confirmed, fears of further escalation will only increase.” Fears about real disruptions in oil supplies could also increase, according to the Dutch bank. At around 7:25 a.m., the June contract on North Sea Brent was $1.76, or 2%, at $88.87 per barrel, and the May contract for mild light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex advanced by $1.85, or 2.2%, to $84.58