European stock exchanges are expected to open in the green after the largest Fed rate hike since 1994. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 3,532.32 points (+1.64%), the CAC 40 at 6,030.13 points (+1.35%), the DAX 40 at 13,485.29 points (+1.36%), the BEL 20 at 3,756.30 points (+2.15%), the IBEX 35 at 8,174.70 points (+1.34%), the DJIA at 30.668.53 points (+1.00%), the Nasdaq at 11,099.15 points (+2.50%), the S&P 500 & worsens; 3,789.99 points (+1.46%) and the Nikkei 225 to 26.545.14 points (+0.83%).

As for exchange rates, the change from the close in New York indicates that EUR/USD opens at 1.0440 (-0.06%), EUR/JPY at 140.26 (+0.33%), and USD/JPY & agrave; 134.38 (+0.41%).

European equity markets are expected to continue growing on Thursday, in the wake of Wall Street following Wednesday evening's announcement of a 75 basis point increase in interest rates of the Federal Reserve (Fed). At 7:35am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 18 points, or 0.3%, according to data from the broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract took 32 points, or 0.2%, and the FTSE 100 contract lost 10 points, or 0.1%.

After these announcements, Wall Street finished strongly on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) gained 1%, to 30,668.52 points, and the expanded S&P 500 gained 1.5%, to 3,789.99 points. The Nasdaq Composite, rich in technological stocks, advanced by 2.5% to 11,099.15 points, mainly due to the strong relaxation in bond yields. In Asia, the main indices are trading in a scattered order on Thursday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 0.6%, supported by Fed announcements pending the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decision, scheduled for Friday. On the other hand, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.2% and the Hang Seng, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's flagship index, fell 1.1%.

US Treasury bond yields, including two-year securities, fell on Wednesday after the Fed decided to raise rates by 75 basis points. The yield of the two-year bond fell the largest in one session since February 2020 after the publication of projections by the American Central Bank, which expects interest rates to fall in 2024.

The euro did not change much against the dollar on Thursday morning.

Oil contracts rose on Thursday morning, making a possible technical rebound after falling to their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday, in reaction to an increase unexpected crude oil stocks in the United States and the rise in Fed rates. At 7:25am, the August North Sea Brent contract won 43 cents, at $118.94 per barrel. The July contract for mild mild crude oil (WTI) listed on Nymex was worth 63 cents, at $115.94 per barrel.