European stock exchanges are expected to open higher on Wednesday, so the United States and Ukraine reached an agreement concerning the exploitation of Ukrainian minerals that could be signed on Friday.

The manufacturer of perfumes under licenses Interperfumes raised its 2025 turnover target on Wednesday, after posting higher results last year.

The food group Danone said on Wednesday that it expected an acceleration in the increase in its current operating income this year, after having recorded results in 2024 that overall were slightly above analysts' expectations.

The satellite operator SES was cautious on Wednesday for the 2025 financial year, announcing that it was aiming for revenue and adjusted gross operating surplus (Ebitda) close to levels higher than expectations reached last year, in an increasingly competitive market.

The electronic payments specialist Worldline announced on Wednesday that it expected a slight increase in its turnover in 2025, after generating results last year that were lower than expected.

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was up 0.7%, according to data from broker IG.

Stock futures were up. Investors are closely following political developments and waiting for the results of the AI giant Nvidia. According to data from broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt gained 1%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract gained 0.8%, around 7:40am. Ukraine has reached an agreement on the exploitation of its minerals with the United States, which could be finalized as early as Friday

Amid concerns about the inflationary impact of President Donald Trump's potential tariff policies, U.S. stocks closed in scattered order on Tuesday as fears of a recession resurfaced. He said that tariffs on Canada and Mexico are expected to take effect next week

The technology compartment of the New York Stock Exchange remained under pressure on Tuesday, especially after a sharp deterioration in American consumer confidence in February.
The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) ended on Tuesday with a gain of 0.4% at 43,621.16 points. In contrast, the S&P 500 dropped 0.5% to 5,955.25 points. After falling by 1.2% the day before, the Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, lost ground again, losing 1.4%, to 19,026.39 points.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.8% at the end of trading on Tuesday, while the Hang Seng jumped 3.3% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Tokyo Stock Exchange closed down 0.2%

The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield picked up 4 basis points (0.04 percentage points), at 4.34%. That of the two-year stock also jumped 4 basis points, at 4.14%, around 7:40am

The greenback gained 0.3% against the Japanese currency, at 149.49 yen, while the euro lost 0.2%, to 1.0496 dollars, around 7:40am.

After closing the previous day at their lowest level of the year, oil futures were mixed in Asia. According to analysts at ANZ Research, the drop in oil prices is due to concerns about US President Donald Trump's policies and their potential impact on economic growth and energy demand. The latter believe that the American Conference Board consumer confidence index, published on Tuesday, recorded the largest month-on-month drop since August 2021 in February.

The April contract for North Sea Brent traded in London sold 1.38 dollars, or -1.9%, to 72.66 dollars per barrel, at 72.66 dollars per barrel, around 7:40am. The contract of the same maturity on light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose by 15 cents, or 0.2%, to 69.08