European equity markets are expected to decline slightly before the US jobs report. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 3,488.50 points (+1.95%), the CAC 40 at 6,006.70 points (+1.60%), the DAX 40 at 12,843.22 points (+1.97%), the FTSE 100 at 7.189.08 points (+1.14%), the SMI at 10,940.98 points (+0.93%) the AEX at 671.42 points (+2.24%), the BEL 20 at 3.768.53 points (+1.53%), the IBEX 35 at 8,122.50 points (+2.19%), the DJIA at 31,384.55 points (+1.12%), the Nasdaq at 11.621.35 points (+2.28%), the S&P 500 at 3,902.62 points (+1.50%), and the Nikkei 225 at 26,659.97 points (+0.64%).
On the currency side, the change from the close in New York shows the EUR/USD at 1.0153 (-0.09%), the EUR/JPY at 137.60 (-0.42%), and the USD/JPY at. 135,53 (-0,34%).

European equity markets are expected to trade slightly lower early Friday ahead of the release of the monthly U.S. non-farm payrolls report. At around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract was losing 1.8 points, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was giving up 20.5 points, or 0.2 percent, and the FTSE 100 was giving up 27.3 points, or 0.4 percent.
On Friday, the European Central Bank (ECB) publishes the results of its stress tests against climate risks. The ECB President, Christine Lagarde, is participating in the economic meetings in Aix-en-Provence, in the session "What does the world risk?
The New York Stock Exchange closed higher on Thursday, allowing the S&P 500 to record a fourth consecutive session in the green even though investors continue to assess the prospects of economic slowdown and tightening of U.S. monetary policy.
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect 250,000 net new U.S. jobs to be created in June, up from 390,000 in May. They expect the unemployment rate to remain stable at 3.6%.
In Asia, equity markets were mixed on Friday morning. The Nikkei index was up 0.6% in late Tokyo trading. The Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was up 0.1%. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.1%.

At around 7:30 a.m., the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note was down 1 basis point to 2.988%.
Two Fed officials favored a further 0.75 percentage point rate hike at the central bank's policy meeting in late July, saying it was too early to conclude that this year's rate hikes would not be enough to keep the Fed from raising rates. at the end of July, saying it was too early to conclude that this year's rate hikes would be sufficient to keep inflation in check.

The euro lost some ground Friday morning against the dollar and the yen. The greenback is down slightly against the Japanese currency. Capital Economics expects the dollar to continue to appreciate for the rest of the year. According to the research firm, economic conditions will be better in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world, the Fed will maintain a tight stance and risk assets will remain under pressure, prompting investors to favor the safety of the greenback.

Oil futures were up Friday morning, after rising about 4% the previous day, despite an unexpected increase in U.S. crude inventories in the week ended July 1. At 7:30 a.m., the September contract for North Sea Brent crude was up $1.20 at $105.85 a barrel. The August contract for Nymex-listed light sweet crude (WTI) was up 43 cents at $103.16 a barrel.