After two days of significant growth, the Bourses European elections are expected to open close to balance on Thursday. Thursday's session promises to be less lively due to the closure of the financial markets Americans for the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

The draft Social Security budget for 2026 will be referred to the National Assembly after the meeting on Wednesday evening of a group of deputies and senators who did not reach an agreement on this text. This joint joint committee met after adoption by the Senate, at first reading, of its own version of the bill. Senators had profoundly amended the text transmitted by the National Assembly, in particular by reinstating the 2023 pension reform and by abolishing the increase from 9.2% to 10.6% in the CSG rate on income from assets and investments.

Vaccine manufacturer Valneva announced that it intended to close its site near Nantes and transfer its headquarters social on its Lyon site. “This consolidation will make it possible to streamline operations and improve efficiency in France, while centralizing all R&D activities on the company's site in Vienna” in Austria, the laboratory explained.

Rémy Cointreau confirmed his goals on Thursday annual, while the spirits group published half-year results deteriorated due to continuing difficult market conditions in the United States and in China.

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gave way 0.1%, according to data from the broker IG.

Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract at Frankfurt gained 0.1%, while the one on the FTSE 100 in London gave up 0.1%, according to data from the broker IG.

Investors remain attentive to developments talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has estimated on Wednesday, by the voice of the spokesperson for the presidency, Dmitri Peskov, that these negotiations were “a serious process”. “On time Right now, there's probably nothing more important than that,” he declared.

The New York Stock Exchange continued to grow Wednesday and finished higher for the fourth session in a row, while Hopes of lower rates continue to support equity markets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% to 47,427.12 points, while the S&P 500 advanced by 0.7% to 6,812.61 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, gained 0.8% to 23,214.69 dots.
The prospect of a fall in American rates next month has largely fuelled the appetite for risk during the last few sessions and allowed the technological compartment to recover markedly.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) Beige Book, published Wednesday, reinforced expectations of monetary easing by drawing up a mixed picture of the American economy. According to this document, the market for Work in the United States continues to slow, while the desire to hire Number of employers declined in half of the Fed's 12 regional divisions. However, the central bank notes that inflation is persistent, especially in due to higher production costs due to new customs duties, and this despite a moderation in household consumption.
In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed up 1.2% Thursday. The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.4% at the end of the session, while that the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose by 0.3%.

The greenback lost 0.2% against the Japanese currency, at 156.18 yen. At around 7:40am, the euro was stable at 1.1596 dollars.

While the market is watching the negotiations Intended to end the war in Ukraine, oil prices fell this morning in Asia. Around 7:40 a.m., the January contract on North Sea Brent Listed in London lost 26 cents, or 0.4%, to 62.87 dollars per barrel. The January contract on soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex sold 27 cents, or 0.5%, to 58.38 dollars per barrel.

According to Goldman Sachs, the risk of falling prices Crude oil is modest in the immediate term, because the market is already integrating into a Some measure the probability of a peace agreement, and because it would be necessary undoubtedly time for Russian production to recover.

The bank indicates that Oil prices could suffer a bigger shock in the second half of the year 2026 and in 2027.