European stock exchanges, closed since Thursday inclusive, are expected to open higher on Monday.

The Paris Stock Exchange, closed since Thursday 25 December, reopens its doors on Monday.

Railway equipment manufacturer Alstom announced On Friday, having won a contract worth 20.2 billion Mexican pesos (i.e. (around 920 million euros) with the Transport Regulatory Agency Mexican railway (ARTF). Alstom to supply 47 DMU (Diesel) passenger trains Multiple Unit), including 33 Intercites-type long-distance trains and 14 trains peri-urban areas.

The digital services group Atos announced On Friday, having concluded a binding agreement with the Brazilian company Semantix with a view to selling its activities in South America to it. The area ceded counts around 2,800 professionals across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and Peru, Atos said in a statement. The amount of the transaction is not specified.

Around 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract won 0.2%, according to data from the broker IG.

As Wall Street Analysts Anticipate another year of solid returns, futures on the markets Europeans are progressing slightly, although a little less robust, in 2026.
Around 7:40 a.m., the DAX 40 futures contract in Frankfurt was up 0.1%, all like the one on the FTSE 100 in London, according to data from broker IG.

According to analyst forecasts compiled by FactSet, the average price target for the S&P 500 at the end of 2026 is just under 8,000 points, which suggests an annual gain of 15.9%, excluding dividends. Wall Street analysts often overestimate stock market returns for the following year, according to John Butters of FactSet. After three years of strong increases, some analysts believe that the market bullish trend may pause.

After a meeting in Florida with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, American President Donald Trump has indicated on Sunday that negotiations for a peace with Russia had made “a lot of progress”, without giving further details.

The New York Stock Exchange held steady on Friday from its historic highs but closed down slightly, while Metal prices have broken new records. After a slight opening On the rise, the Dow Jones index fell 0.04% to 48,710.97 points. The S&P 500 is remained close to equilibrium (-0.03%), at 6,929.94 points, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.1% to 23,593.10 points.

In Asia, the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has ended on Monday down 0.4%. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.1% at the end During the session, while the Hang Seng lost 0.6% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Continued rise in bond yields Michael says US Treasury could be a problem in the medium term Kantrowitz, chief investment strategy expert at Piper Sandler.

Since 2023, an increase in the yield of bonds of 10-year treasure above 4.25% coincided with lower returns on equities and a doubling of equity volatility, he said.

Although the market has weakened too much of employment would not be good news, if the labor market continues to slow down, the Federal Reserve (Fed) could still decide to reduce interest rates, which would give stocks a boost.

Around 7:40 a.m., the Treasury bond rate American at ten years was stable, at 4.13%. The two-year security rate was rising 1 basis point (0.01 percentage point), at 3.49%.

Investors might be less troubled by a Federal Reserve chairman who is able to present arguments reasonable savings in favor of much lower rates than by the same President of the Fed who would only echo Donald's arguments Trump, even if the objective is the same, according to Michael Lorizio, head of trading on American rates at Manulife Investment Management.
For him, if a new Fed chairman is “thoughtful in his own way to communicate, it would not only increase his chances of changing the consensus towards his point of view, but would also create stability by not doing nothing that would detract from the impact the Fed may have on the economy”.

Around 7:40 a.m., the euro lost 0.1% to $1.1764. The The greenback lost 0.2% against the Japanese currency to 156.27 yen.

While tensions between the United States and the Venezuela is intensifying, oil prices are on the rise. Information comes from a research note by analysts at Nanhua Futures. S&P data showed a decline of oil tanker traffic to Venezuela, analysts said, adding that geopolitical risks could support oil prices in the short term.
The February contract for soft light crude (WTI) listed on Nymex won also 1.1%, to 57.37 dollars per barrel.

Around 7:40 a.m., the February contract on Brent de Mer North London trading rose 1.1% to $60.88 per barrel.