European equity markets are expected to decline sharply due to the health situation in China. Thus, the Eurostoxx 50 opens at 3,506.55 points (+0.52%), the CAC 40 at 6,033.13 points (+0.44%), the DAX 40 at 13,015.23 points (+1.34%), the FTSE 100 at 7.196.24 points (+0.10%), the SMI at 11,015.03 points (+0.68%), the AEX at 674.22 points (+0.42%), the BEL 20 at 3.785.46 points (+0.45%), the IBEX 35 at 8,100.30 points (-0.27%), the DJIA at 31,338.15 points (-0.15%), the Nasdaq at 11,635.31 points (+0.12%), the S&P 500 at 3,899.38 points (-0.08%), and the Nikkei 225 at 26,811.83 points (+1.11%).
At 06:50, the change from the close in New York showed EUR/USD at 1.0154 (-0.33%), EUR/JPY at 139.06 (-0.33%), and EUR/USD at 1.0154 (-0.33%).EUR/JPY at 139.06 (+0.29%), and USD/JPY at 136.95 (+0.63%).
European equity markets are expected to open sharply lower on Monday, as fears of further Covid-related restrictions in China add to investor caution
At around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was losing 64.8 points, or 1.1%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was down 150.5 points, or 1.2%, and the FTSE 100 contract was giving up 67.6 points, or 0.9%.
The New York Stock Exchange closed close to balance on Friday after a volatile session, following the announcement of sustained job creation in the United States.The New York Stock Exchange closed close to balance on Friday after a volatile session, following the announcement of sustained job creation in the United States in June, which supports the scenario of a strong increase in interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gave up 0.2% and the broader S&P 500 index ended down 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1%. For the week as a whole, however, the DJIA gained 0.8% and the S&P 500 rose 1.9%. The Nasdaq Composite has jumped 4.6% over the past five sessions.
The latest employment figures confirm the good health of the U.S. economy and pave the way for a possible rate hike of 75 basis points at the end of the month, said the president of the Federal Reserve (Fed) in Atlanta.

In Asia, the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges were in the red Monday morning. The Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange gave up 3%, while the Shanghai Composite index gave up 1.5%. The Nikkei index gained 1.1% at the end of the session in Tokyo.

U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly on Monday morning, after rising sharply in the wake of Friday's better-than-expected U.S. non-farm payrolls report. At around 7:30 a.m., the rate on the 10-year Treasury note was down 1 basis point, to 3.091%. The 2-year bond was also down 1 basis point to 3.111%.

The euro fell Monday morning against the dollar but was up against the yen, as was the greenback. The decline in several Asian stock markets is weighing on risk appetite, which is benefiting the U.S. currency. High inflation may prompt the Fed to raise interest rates by 75 basis points at its July meeting.

Oil prices retreated Monday morning, erasing some of the gains made late last week.
At 7:30 a.m., the September contract for North Sea Brent crude was down 62 cents at $106.40 a barrel. The August contract for Nymex-listed light sweet crude (WTI) was down 97 cents at $103.82 a barrel.