European markets set to open mixed in last full trading day of 2024

European markets set to open mixed in last full trading day of 2024


European markets are set to open in mixed territory on Monday, in what will be the region’s final full trading session of the year.

London’s FTSE 100 index is slated open 10 points lower at 8,127, according to IG, while the French CAC 40 is expected to add 67 points to open at 7,350. Germany’s DAX is expected to open 34 points lower at 19,949, IG’s data shows.

Trading is expected to be muted in Europe on Monday, as markets prepare to wind down for the New Year holiday.

Over the weekend, European Central Bank Governing Council member Robert Holzmann told Austrian newspaper Kurier that the institution could slow down its rate cutting campaign thanks to sticky inflation.

“I don’t see any interest rate hikes at the moment,” he said. “What could happen, though, is that one takes more time until the next interest rate cut.”

His comments came as Italian lawmakers passed their government’s 2025 budget, which aims to bring the country’s fiscal deficit closer to 3% in order to comply with EU rules.

In an interview published Saturday, France’s newly appointed Finance Minister Eric Lombard told news outlet La Tribune Dimanche the country’s impending budget bill for 2025 would aim for a deficit of just above 5%, according to a translation by news agency Reuters.

On the economic data front, Spain will publish its latest inflation figures on Monday and Turkey will update its economic confidence index.  

Overnight in Asia, stocks were mixed as investors monitored political turmoil in South Korea, as well as industrial data out of the country. Japan also published economic data at the start of the week that showed the contraction in its factory activity slowed down this month.

Shares of Korean airlines were down on Monday following the Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people a day earlier, with Jeju Air’s share price hitting an all-time low.

 — CNBC’s Lee Ying Shan and Reuters contributed to this European markets summary.



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