European stock exchanges are expected to open higher on Tuesday, on the eve of the expected announcement of new tariffs by the Trump administration.

S&P Global Ratings raised the outlook for its “BBB” credit rating for investment firm Wendel from “negative” to “stable” on Monday evening from “negative” to “stable”.

The Ipsos survey research group announced on Monday evening that it had entered into exclusive discussions with The BVA Family with a view to the acquisition of its French competitor.

Wendel for its part announced that it had finalized the acquisition of 72% of the American asset manager Monroe Capital from its managers and from the private equity firm Bonaccord Capital Partners.

Tire manufacturer Michelin has indicated that its joint venture TBC Corporation will sell the Midas network of repair and maintenance shops in the United States to Mavis Tire Express Service.

Argan reports first-half sales on Tuesday after the close.

The construction and concessions group Eiffage announced the acquisition of Dutch HSM Offshore Energy to strengthen its expertise in the offshore wind energy market.

Vinci has won a contract worth around 150 million euros from Engie Brasil, a subsidiary of the gas and electricity supplier Engie, for the construction of high-voltage electrical transmission lines.
At around 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 0.2%, according to data from broker IG.

At the start of trading on Tuesday, European equity markets should try to recover, after falling sharply on Monday due to concerns about US President Donald Trump's customs plans.

Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt rose by 0.4%, like the one on the FTSE 100 in London, according to data from broker IG.

In a context still marked by investor fears about the introduction of new American tariffs against the rest of the world, the New York Stock Exchange closed mostly higher on Monday after a hesitant session.

After an opening in the red, the Dow Jones Index (DJIA) finally gained 1%, to 42,001.76 points, and the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, to 5,611.85 points. On the other hand, the Nasdaq Composite ended down 0.1% to 17,299.29 points. Despite the recovery observed during the day, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes completed their worst quarter since 2022, with a fall of 5% and 11% respectively since the start of the year. In the month of March alone, the Dow Jones erased 2.8%, the S&P 500 fell by 4.1% and the Nasdaq fell by 5.7%

In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose by 0.4% on Tuesday at the end of trading. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.3%, while the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rose by 0.5%.

At around 7:40 a.m., the two-year US Treasury bond rate fell by less than 1 basis point, to 3.89%. That of the 10-year stock lost 1 basis point, to 4.20%

The greenback lost 0.1% against the Japanese currency, at 149.85 yen, around 7:40 a.m., while the euro was stable at 1.0815 dollars.

The May contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose by 16 cents, or 0.2%, to 71.64 dollars per barrel, while the June contract on North Sea Brent traded in London gained 17 cents, or 0.2%, to 74.94 dollars per barrel, while the June contract on North Sea Brent traded in London gained 17 cents, or 0.2%, to 74.94 dollars per barrel, around 7:40am.