CAC 40 (^FCHI)
| Previous Close | 5,922.86 |
| Open | 5,875.60 |
| Volume |
| Day's Range | 5,857.34 - 5,975.83 |
| 52 Week Range | 5,756.38 - 7,384.86 |
| Avg. Volume | 84,807,293 |
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European Stock Futures Lower; Eurozone CPI Looms Large
European stock markets are expected to open lower Friday, with investors becoming increasingly worried about the global economic outlook as central banks tighten monetary policy to combat soaring inflation. At 2 AM ET (0600 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.9% lower, CAC 40 futures in France dropped 0.7%, and the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. fell 0.5%. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned in a speech at the central bank’s annual forum earlier this week that the central bank will go "as far as necessary" to bring inflation back down to its 2% target.
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European Stocks Drop Sharply; French Inflation Hits Record High
Additionally, gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,813.85/oz, while EUR/USD traded 0.1% higher at 1.0449.
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European Stock Futures Lower; German Retail Sales in Focus
European stock markets are expected to open lower Thursday, ending a tough month on a gloomy note, given concerns aggressive monetary tightening to curb inflation will cause a severe global economic slowdown. At 2 AM ET (0600 GMT), the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.9% lower, CAC 40 futures in France dropped 1.1%, and the FTSE 100 futures contract in the U.K. fell 1%. The major indices in Europe are on course to post significant losses this month with sentiment weak as the war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending anytime soon, the ECB is set to start raising interest rates to attempt to tackle soaring inflation and the economic recovery from the COVID pandemic struggles to take hold.
