London city skyline view overlooking the Thames River and Waterloo Bridge at sunset on February 10, 2024 in London, UK.
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European markets are poised to gain as a new trading week begins on Monday, with investors looking to shake off last week’s negative sentiment and turn their attention to regional inflation data.
British FTSE 100 German stocks were last expected to open 15 points higher at 8,084 points German DAX Index France’s points will increase by 56 points to 19,278 points CAC 40 points is expected to rise 23 points to around 7,299 points. Italian FTSE MIB The index is also expected to open higher, rising 158 points to 34,060.
Markets ended lower on Friday, with pan-European stocks Stoke 600 It recorded its fourth consecutive weekly decline.
Investors will be watching several key regional data points this week, including the latest UK inflation data on Wednesday. The figures were released on Friday after the UK gross domestic product readingGrowth in the third quarter was 0.1%, below expectations.
The final Eurozone consumer price index will also be released this week. Meanwhile, a slew of PMI reports from the region are scheduled for release on Friday.
Prior to this, several central bank policymakers, including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, will give speeches, and investors will use these speeches to interpret whether the European Central Bank will announce another interest rate cut at its December meeting.
overnight, Asia Pacific stocks Most of the gains started the week, and US stock futures Not much has changed. Domestic attention this week will turn to earnings reports from tech giants NVIDIAinvestors were specifically seeking guidance on the company’s Blackwell AI chips.
