The Paris Bourse continued on Tuesday, like the other European and Japanese markets, to rely on the good Christmas news which opens up prospects for an economic recovery in 2021. Around 12.50 p.m. (11.50 a.m. GMT), the CAC 40 index gained 0, 44% to 5,612.97 points the day after a sharp increase (+ 1.20%).
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange was running out of steam a little (+ 0.25%) after continuing its race for records in the morning and surpassing its all-time high established the day before.
On his return from a public holiday, London took advantage (+ 2.19%) of the announcement of a post-Brexit agreement with Brussels just before Christmas.
In the aftermath of a close at record levels, Wall Street was preparing to continue its momentum.
Futures on the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes were up 0.53% before the open, and 0.36% on the technology-heavy Nasdaq index.
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With an alignment of the planets in full truce of the confectioners optimism prevails, allowing the stock market indices to evolve on pristine levels of quotations.
This is the case for the main indices in the world,
”observes Franklin Pichard, director of Kiplink Finance.
Since their reopening on Monday after the Christmas break, the markets have welcomed the Brexit agreement and the signing by Donald Trump on Sunday evening of a fiscal stimulus plan in the United States.