European equity markets are expected to open in scattered order on Tuesday. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 3,848.68 points (+0.54%), the CAC 40 at 6,589.35 points (+0.72%), the DAX 40 at 14,163.85 points (+0.62%), the FTSE 100 at 7,616.38 points (+0.47%), the SMI at 12,475.08 points (+0.78%), the AEX at 719.70 points (+0.23), the BEL 20 at 4,216.29 points (+0.58%), the IBEX 35 at 8,699.00 points (+0.94%), the DJIA at 34,411.69 points (-0.11%), the Nasdaq at 13,332.36 points (-0.14%), the S&P 500 at 4,391.69 points (-0.02%), the Nikkei 225 at 26,974.42 points (+0.65%).
Regarding exchange rates, the change from the close in New York indicates that EUR/USD opened at 1.0773 (-0.08%), EUR/JPY at 138.08 (+0.84%) and USD/JPY at 128.16   (+0.91%). 
European equity markets are expected to open in scattered order on Tuesday, after a four-day break for the Easter weekend. Investors will react to the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, as well as the words of James Bullard, the chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed) of St. Louis, who on Monday ruled out the need to raise interest rates by more than 50 basis points at a time. At 7:35 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract lost 4.8 points, or 0.1%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was up 27 points, or 0.2%, and the FTSE 100 contract was up 16 points, or 0.2%.
Wall Street ended slightly lower on Monday after a hesitant session, weakened by rising bond yields and energy prices. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) fell 0.1% to 34,411.69 points. The broader S&P 500 index lost 0.02% to 4,391.69 points. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1% to 13,332.36 points. This week's quarterly results will give a sense of how companies are managing inflation and who is best able to pass on price increases to their clients, says Katie Nixon, head of investments for wealth management at Northern Trust. "The price pressures are going to be quite intense," she adds. "Everyone is going to focus on the impact on margins."
In Asia, markets presented a mixed picture on Tuesday. The Nikkei index gained 0.7% at the end of the session in Tokyo, while the Hang Seng of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange lost 2.1%. The Shanghai Composite Index was unchanged, as the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and China's exchange rate authority jointly pledged to increase financial institutions' support for companies affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The yield on the ten-year U.S. Treasury bond, the market's benchmark, fell Tuesday morning, after ending the previous day at its highest level since 2018, at 2.861%. Around 7:30 a.m., this rate stood at 2.845%. The Fed is expected to continue tightening monetary policy by raising the federal funds rate by 50 basis points after its May meeting, analysts said.
The euro fell against the dollar on Tuesday, as geopolitical tensions and a deteriorating economic outlook supported demand for safe haven currencies.
Oil prices are trading little Tuesday morning after closing Monday at their highest level since the beginning of the month, due to concerns about global energy supply. At 7:20 a.m., the June contract for North Sea Brent gained 12 cents to $113.28 a barrel, while the May contract for Nymex-traded light sweet crude (WTI) lost 13 cents to $108.08 a barrel.