The European stock markets opened in great shape, Paris close to 8,000 points. The star CAC 40 index advanced by 6.68 points to 7,934.11 points around 9:25 a.m., after the first exchanges of advantage in the green.
In the United States, unsurprising inflation figures in January triggered a slight drop in interest rates and propelled the Nasdaq, the technology index to a new high. Investors will learn in the morning the inflation data for the euro zone in February, after having already read the figures for France on Thursday, Germany and Spain.