European stock exchanges are expected to open lower on Tuesday, as Europe is struggling to convince US President Donald Trump to change his positions on tariffs.

The retail group Carrefour sold the real estate assets of nine Market supermarkets in France to Supermarket Income REIT for 36.7 million euros, the British investment fund said in a statement on Monday.

Software publisher Dassault Systèmes announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Centric Software had signed an agreement to acquire Contentserv, a provider of information and product experience management solutions, for an enterprise value of 220 million euros.

The certification and quality control group Bureau Veritas announced on Tuesday that it had exceeded its 2024 financial goals and aimed at accelerating mergers and acquisitions this year.

The operator of retirement homes and clinics Clariane announced on Monday evening that it expected organic growth of around 5% in its turnover in 2025, after having substantially reduced its losses last year. The company also expects an increase of between 6% and 9% in its Ebitda - pre-IFRS 16 and pro

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

European industry ministers announced on Monday evening that they will meet in Paris on Thursday to find measures to support steel production on the Old Continent.

The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron met with American President Donald Trump on Monday evening in order to dissuade him from launching a trade war against Europe. In particular, he told his counterpart that he could “not wage a trade war against China and Europe at the same time”.

Data from broker IG mentions that the forward contract on the DAX 40 in Frankfurt fell by 0.2%, around 7:40am, while that on the FTSE 100 was down by 0.1%. According to Commerzbank Research, investors are particularly worried about a US proposal to impose tariffs on the use of commercial ships made in China. This proposal would impose millions of dollars in new taxes each time one of these ships entered a U.S. port

Once again plagued by technology stocks despite the progress made towards an agreement between Washington and Kiev on Ukrainian minerals, the New York Stock Exchange remained under pressure on Monday.

After registering their worst session since the start of the year on Friday, the Dow Jones Index (DJIA) closed up less than 0.1%, at 43,561.21 points, and the S&P 500 lost again 0.5%, to 5,983.25 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, fell more widely, by 1.2%, to 19,286.92 points, weighted by the data analysis company Palantir (-11%) but also by semiconductor manufacturers such as Nvidia (-4.2%), Nvidia (-4.2%), Broadcom (-4.9%) and Marvell (-5.7%

The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down 1.4%. In Asia, the Shanghai Composite fell by 0.9% at the end of trading on Tuesday, while the Hang Seng lost 1.5% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

The 10-year US Treasury bond yield fell about 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points), to 4.39%, at 4.39%, around 7:45am. That of the two-year stock was almost stable, at 4.16%.

The greenback gained 0.1% against the Japanese currency, at 149.81 yen, around 7:45am. The euro rose by 0.1% to 1.0476

The April contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose by 35 cents, or 0.5%, to 71.05 dollars per barrel around 7:45am, while the contract of the same maturity on North Sea Brent quoted in London rose 53 cents, or 0.7%, to 74.58 dollars per barrel around 7:45am, while the contract of the same maturity on North Sea Brent listed in London gained 53 cents, or 0.7%, to 74.58 dollars per barrel.