Before the financial markets reopened Americans the day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher on Friday.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) needs to reconsider Friday his credit note for France. On October 17, the assessment agency Financial lowered its score for the country by one notch, to A+, by citing increased risks to the trajectory of public finances. This note is with a stable outlook.

The review of the S&P rating comes in full debate on the budget in Parliament. On Thursday, the Senate began examining the draft finance law for 2026, starting with the revenue component. Ce The bill was massively rejected by MPs last weekend, which resulted in the entire text being sent to the Senate.

In addition, the French bill Rebellious (LFI) on the nationalization of the French steel company's activities ArcelorMittal was adopted by the National Assembly on Thursday evening in the first place Reading, with 127 votes to 41. The text must now be reviewed by the Senate, which at the end of October rejected a similar initiative led by the Communist party. For its part, the Government is opposed to this project, which is considered by LFI as “the only solution” to save the sector and its 15,000 direct jobs.

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

This morning, index futures Europeans are progressing timidly. Investors will review before the opening of a series of indicators in France, in particular the first estimate of inflation in November. Provisional inflation statistics in Germany for the same period will appear on Friday afternoon.

According to data from the broker IG, the futures contract on the DAX 40 in Frankfurt gained less than 0.1%, while the one on the FTSE 100 in London rose by 0.2%, around 7:40am.

The Dutch automotive chip manufacturer Nexperia has urged its Chinese division to restore the supply of processors, warning that customers might encounter interruptions in production.

Nexperia said in an open letter on Thursday that he had received no significant response from his Chinese division despite multiple attempts to re-establish dialogue. He urged the company to respond and take immediate action to restore flows without delay predictable and established supplies.

Last week, the Dutch government announced that it was suspending its takeover of Nexperia, which it had triggered in October due to fears of a technology transfer to the company's Chinese parent company. For its part, China suspended any shipment from its Nexperia production plants to Europe.

After the Thanksgiving holiday, the markets American financial institutions will reopen on Friday for a shortened session. New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will close at 19:00 (French time), while the The bond market will be open until 2 p.m.
In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed up 0.2% Friday. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.3% at the end of the session, while The Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lost 0.3%.

The stock rate at two years was almost stable, at 3.49%. Around 7:40 a.m., the US Treasury bond rate at ten years gained 0.9 basis points, to 4.01%.

The greenback gained 0.1% against the Japanese currency, at 156.41 yen. Vers At 7:40am, the euro lost 0.1% to 1.1588 dollars.

After backing off during the last few sessions, Oil prices are rising this morning.

Around 7:40 a.m., the February contract on Brent de Mer The London-listed North rose 27 cents, or 0.4%, to $63.14 per barrel. The January contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose by 4.3%. cents, or 0.7%, to 59.08 dollars per barrel.

Markets continue to incorporate the possibility of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. The American emissary Steve Witkoff is due to lead a delegation for talks in Russia this week next.

According to Priyanka Sachdeva, an analyst at Phillip Nova, Crude oil prices remain vulnerable. For her, a peace agreement could lead to an influx of Russian oil into an already surplus market, which would weigh on the price of a barrel.