After the victory of the conservative block (CDU-CSU) in the German parliamentary elections, European stock markets are expected to open higher on Monday.

Clariane publishes its annual results on Monday.

The pharmaceutical group Sanofi announced on Saturday that it plans to launch a phase 3 clinical trial in the second half of 2025 concerning duvakitug, a drug developed with the Israeli laboratory Teva for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract rose by 0.2%, according to data from broker IG.

On the macroeconomic side, Germany publishes the IFO Business Climate Index at 10:00am.

While the conservative opposition led by Friedrich Merz came out on top in the German parliamentary election on Sunday, European equity markets should be in good shape at the opening on Monday. According to data from the broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt was worth 1%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract was almost stable (+2.1 points), around 7:40am.

In New York, the stock market closed sharply lower on Friday, as the deterioration in the morale of American households reinforced fears for consumption in the wake of the less optimistic forecasts than expected by the retail giant Walmart. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) lost 1.7% to 43,428.02 points. The S&P 500 index deviated slightly from the historic record set on Wednesday, also falling by 1.7% to 6,013.13 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, fell by 2.2% to 19,524.01 points.
The University of Michigan's consumer confidence index fell to 64.7 at the end of February, well below January's 71.7. Economists were counting on a figure of 67.8 as in mid-February.
According to the latest study by S&P Global, the American economy was also on the verge of stagnation this month, with uncertainty surrounding government spending cuts and tariffs weighing on business morale

In Asia, the Shanghai Composite fell by 0.2% at the end of trading on Monday, while the Hang Seng lost 0.3% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed for a holiday.

Around 7:40 a.m., the rate of the two-year US Treasury bond was almost stable, at 4.21%, and that of the 10-year security gave up about 1 basis point, at 4.42%.

The greenback gained 0.2% against the Japanese currency, to 149.54 yen, while the euro rose 0.4%, to 1.0502 dollars, at 1.0502 dollars, around 7:40am.

The April contract on soft light crude (WTI) traded on Nymex lost 14 cents, or 0.2%, to 70.26 dollars per barrel, around 7:40am, while the contract of the same maturity on North Sea Brent listed in London lost 6 cents, or 0.1%, to 74.37 dollars per barrel, around 7:40am, while the contract of the same maturity on North Sea Brent listed in London lost 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $74.37 per barrel.