Negative climate in European stock markets, closed in London

The climate in European stock markets is negative, while the London Stock Exchange, which remains closed due to a holiday, is expected to affect trading volumes.

The DAX in Frankfurt fell 0.71%, the CAC 40 in Paris by 1.10%, the FTSE MIB fell 0.66%, the Ibex 35 in Madrid lost 0.37% and the Stoxx 600 fell 0.74 %.

Retail sales in Germany fell unexpectedly by 0.1% on a monthly basis in March.

Vesta’s share is already falling 6.5% as the company cut estimates, while Airbus’s share fell 0.6% despite winning a large order from Qantas Airlines for the London-Sydney route.

Meanwhile, investors around the world continue to watch the war in Ukraine and its geopolitical implications.

In the US, futures were higher after the Nasdaq closed the worst month since 2008, due to rising interest rates, inflation and lower profits from some of the largest tech companies.

Mixed trends prevail in Asian markets, while the focus was on data on factory activity in China, which shrank in April.

The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo closed with losses of 0.11%, the Hang Seng strengthened 4%, Shanghai by 2.41%, Sensex fell 0.48% and the index in Singapore rose 0.65%.

Source: Capital

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