European stock markets are expected to open slightly lower on Thursday, as the earnings season is in full swing.

This morning, a large number of companies are announcing their first-quarter results. This is the case of Klépierre, STMicroelectronics, Orange, Orange, Orange, Renault, Renault, Renault, Renault, Dassault Systèmes, Bureau Veritas, Getlink, Air Liquide, Eramet, Sanofi, BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas, Renault, Renault, Renault, Renault, Renault, Renault, Renault, Renault, Dassault Systèmes, Bureau Veritas, Getlink, Air Liquide,

It will be the turn of ADP, Alten, Carrefour, Clariane, Mersen, Michelin, Nexity, Saint Gobain, Seb, Saint Gobain, Seb, Saint Gobain, Seb, URW, URW, URW, Vinci and Wendel, in the evening after the closing.

Around 7:50, the CAC 40 futures contract lost 0.2%, according to data from broker IG.

This morning, European equity futures were little changed and were trending downwards. Investors are waiting for new information on tariffs. According to data from broker IG, the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt fell by 0.1%, while the FTSE 100 futures contract in London fell

eni, Nestlé, Nokia and even Roche also revealed their financial results for the first quarter, for European companies. Hoping that the United States will reduce its tariffs on China, American stock markets advanced for a second day in a row on Wednesday. According to Sucden Financial, Trump's change in tone, which could reduce tariffs on China despite the lack of details, has boosted investor confidence

The New York Stock Exchange closed higher on Wednesday evening.

The Dow Jones index moved away from its highs at the start of the session to end up 1.1%, at 39,606.57 points, and the S&P 500 gained 1.7%, to 5,375,861 points. The Nasdaq, rich in technology stocks, rose 2.5% to 16,708.05 points.
In Asia, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose by 0.4% on Thursday at the end of trading. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1%, while the Hang Seng on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lost 1.1%

The stock rate at two years lost 4 basis points to 3.85%. While the 10-year US Treasury bond rate lost 3 basis points (0.03 percentage point), to 4.36%, around 7:50 a.m.

The greenback lost 0.4% against the Japanese currency, at 142.83 yen. Around 7:50 a.m., the euro recovered 0.2%, to 1.1340 dollars.

The May contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex rose 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $62.36 per barrel. While the June contract for North Sea Brent traded in London rose by 3 cents, or 0.1%, to 65.21 dollars per barrel, around 7:50am