As investors await publication This afternoon of the PCE inflation index for September in the United States, the European stock markets are expected to open slightly higher on Friday.

The pharmaceutical laboratory Ipsen said Friday that the shares of Beech Tree will be transferred to the Foundation Alasol, in accordance with the wishes of Henri Beaufour, board member director of Ipsen and representative of the founding family, who died on 28 November 2025.

The National Institute of Statistics and Studies economic (Insee) must publish production data at 8:45am industrial in October.

The Financial Markets Authority (AMF) confirmed Thursday evening that she would await the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal before decide on the launch of a mandatory takeover bid by Bolloré SE on Vivendi.

The metal recycling specialist Derichebourg On Thursday evening, published an increase in net profit for the fiscal year ending at the end of September, thanks to the recovery of the collective catering group Elior of which he owns 48%.

JPMorgan downgraded its recommendation on Friday on Title of the energy producer TotalEnergies of “overweight” to “neutral” and lowered its price target from 58.50 euros to 55 euros.

At around 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 0.2%, according to data from IG broker.

As investors await publication Data on inflation in the United States later in the day, contracts Futures on European equity markets suggest an opening in slight increase.

Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract at Frankfurt was up 0.2%, while the one on the FTSE 100 in London was stable, according to data from the broker IG.

The Reserve's preferred inflation indicator federal, the Personal Consumer Expenditure Price Index (PCE), is being released at a crucial time for investors.

Mark Hackett, Chief Market Strategist at Nationwide believes that “investors are now giving more Attention [at Friday's PCE] because the unconfirmed data were proved to be very inaccurate.” For him, “there is this confusion that the data we receive is either out of date or incomplete. So the PCE Start filling in the gaps because we need something to guide us, and rely on some of these unconfirmed data measurements has been a problem for investors.”

The New York Stock Exchange closed on Thursday without much change, after the announcement lower-than-expected unemployment claims in the United States. The Dow Index Jones lost 0.1% to 47,850.94 points, while the S&P 500 rose by 0.1%, to 6,857.12 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological values, ended up 0.2% to 23,505.14 points.

In Asia, the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has ended down 1.1% on Friday. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.7% in End of trading, while the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose 0.5%.

Warburg Bank experts believe that the markets bond holders are likely to be much less influenced by decisions of central banks or the tariff policy in 2026. The policy United States trade has lost much of its capacity of training due to numerous renegotiations and provisions transients. At the same time, the European Central Bank (ECB) benefits as the inflation rate is now close to its 2% target. Warburg expects consumer prices to also stabilize at this level in 2026. “As a result, we don't anticipate any news monetary stimulus measure in the eurozone,” he added.
At around 7:40am, the 10-year US Treasury bond rate was stable, to 4.10%. The two-year bond rate was also virtually unchanged, at 3.53%.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia announces that the implied volatility of global currencies increased sharply during the escalation of “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, weighing heavily on the US dollar and risk-sensitive currencies. Volatility Implied currency has since declined, reflecting a stabilization in macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.

However, for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, unexpected geopolitical shocks or a sharp correction in equities linked to artificial intelligence (AI) could reignite volatility.

Around 7:40 a.m., the euro jumped 0.1% to 1.1661 dollars. The greenback lost 0.4% against the Japanese currency, at 154.55 yen.

The January soft light crude (WTI) contract listed on the Nymex stock exchange, fell 0.2% to 59.53 dollars per barrel. Around 7:40, the contract In February on North Sea Brent traded in London lost 0.1% to 63.18 dollars per barrel.