The equity markets are expected to attempt a rebound at the opening this Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The Eurostoxx 50 opened at 4,043.63 points with a decline of 2.11%, the CAC 40 at 6,455.81 points (-1.74%), the DAX 30 at 15,132.06 points (-2.31%), the FTSE 100 at 6,903.91 points (-0.86%), the SMI at 11,766.42 points (-1.42%), the AEX at 778.28 points (-1.42%), the BEL 20 at 4,079.04 points (-1.31%), the IBEX 35 at 8,655.40 points (-1.20%), the DJIA at 33,970.47 points (-1.78%), the Nasdaq at 14,713.90 points (-2.19%), the S&P 500 at 4,357.73 points (-1.70%) and the Nikkei 225 at 29,967.77 points down 1.75%.

As far as exchange rates are concerned, the variation from the close in New York shows an upward trend. Thus, the EUR/USD opens at 1.1732 up 0.03%, the EUR/JPY gains 0.17% and displays 128.54 while the USD/JPY appears at 109.58 with an increase of 0.15%.

After the IPO, Vivendi's stake in the record company will increase from 70% to 10.12%. Among its other main shareholders, UMG will include a consortium led by the Chinese digital behemoth Tencent, which will own 20% of the capital, Vincent Bolloré who will own 18.01% via his personal holdings, as well as the investment company Pershing Square Holdings, led by billionaire William Ackman, up to 10%. In addition, Orpea will publish its half-year results after the close of the Paris Stock Exchange.

European equity indices are expected to rebound on Tuesday at the opening, enjoying a lull in the markets after Monday's fall, due to the financial setbacks of Chinese real estate developer Evergrande. At 7:35 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gained 19 points, or 0.3%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX contract was up 56 points, or 0.4%, and the FTSE 100 contract was up 42 points, or 0.6%. Investors will focus on the economic forecast to be unveiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at 11:00 a.m. They are also awaiting the monetary policy decision of the Riksbank, which is the first central bank to meet this week, as well as the figures for housing starts in August in the United States. In Asia, markets continued to decline on Tuesday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index lost 1.7% in Tokyo, where the stock market was closed on Monday. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Hang Seng Index was down 0.5 percent, after falling 3.3 percent on Monday. China Evergrande Group shares, which lost more than 10% on Monday, were down another 4.8% on Tuesday, while its subsidiary Evergrande Property Services recovered 1.7%, after a decline of 11.3% the day before. On Monday, Wall Street ended sharply lower, penalized by Evergrande's financial difficulties. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) lost 1.8% to 33,970 points and the broader S&P 500 Index fell 1.7% to 4,357.73. The tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.2% to 14,713.90 points.

U.S. Treasury yields are recovering Tuesday morning, after posting their largest one-session decline since August on Monday. Fears of an Evergrande collapse rattled markets on Monday, just as investors prepare for the Fed meeting. At 7:35 a.m., the yield on the ten-year U.S. Treasury, the market's benchmark bond, was up 1.325%, from 1.313% at Monday's close.

The euro is trading slightly higher against the dollar on Tuesday morning, as investors await meetings from many central banks this week, including the Federal Reserve. For its part, the pound sterling could face difficulties in the coming weeks due to a less confident tone that should adopt the Bank of England (BOE) on Thursday, at the end of its monetary policy meeting and beyond, believes Rabobank.

Oil contracts are advancing Tuesday morning, indirectly benefiting from rising natural gas and coal prices that could prompt utilities to burn fuel oil instead, ANZ said. Oil demand is also expected to be supported by the lifting of the ban on travel to the United States for vaccinated foreign travelers in early November, the bank added. At 7:25 a.m., the November Contract for North Sea Brent gained 63 cents to $74.55 a barrel. The same maturity on light sweet crude (WTI) listed on the Nymex took 70 cents, to $ 70.84 a barrel.