European stock markets are expected to open downwards on Tuesday, as trade and geopolitical tensions could hurt risk appetite.

The shares of materials specialist for the semiconductor industry Soitec and renewable energy producer Neoen will be ousted from the Stoxx Europe 600 index on March 24 when the markets open on 24 March when the markets open, ISS Stoxx announced on Monday evening.

The technology and defense group Thales announced on Tuesday that it expected a further increase in sales and margins this year, while its results were driven last year by the growth of its defense activities in a context of severe tensions. growing policies.
At around 7:50am, the CAC 40 futures contract fell by 0.5%, according to data from broker IG.

In a context darkened by geopolitical risks and the trade war between the United States and its main partners, European equity markets are expected to fall back at the opening on Tuesday. According to data from the broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt gave up 0.5%, just like the one on the FTSE 100,

While additional taxes of 10% will come into force for imports from China, the United States intends to apply new tariffs of 25% on Canadian and Mexican products as of this Tuesday.

Beijing announced new tariffs on Tuesday on a range of American food and agricultural products. For its part, Canada has indicated that it will in turn impose tariffs of 25% on certain products imported from the United States

While Washington decided on Monday to suspend military aid to Kiev, the Ukrainian issue also remains at the top of the list of concerns.

After the confirmation of the entry into force of the new American customs duties on Mexico and Canada, the New York Stock Exchange turned on Monday during the session to close sharply lower on Monday.

The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) dropped 1.5%, to 43,191.24 points, and the expanded S&P 500 index fell 1.8%, to 5,849.72 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technology stocks, fell 2.6% to 18,350.19 points

The market also reacted to the news of a slowdown in manufacturing activity in the United States in February, according to the ISM index published on Monday. American manufacturers have in particular experienced an increase in their production costs.

In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended Tuesday trading down 1.2%. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.2% at the end of the session, while the Hang Seng lost 0.1% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Around 7:40 a.m., the two-year US Treasury bond rate was unchanged at 3.96%. That of the 10-year stock was stable at 4.16%

The greenback lost 0.1% against the Japanese currency, to 149.41 yen. Around 7:40am, the euro lost 0.1% to 1.0483 dollars.

The April contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex lost 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $68.08 per barrel. The May contract for North Sea Brent traded in London sold 51 cents, or 0.7%, to 71.11 dollars per barrel, around 7:40am