Stock market: Asia rising with Tokyo flat, Europe expected to fall. Tokyo closes flat (Nikkei +0.01%).
More decisive are Hong Kong (+0.84%), Shanghai (+1.29%) and above all Shenzhen (+2.35%). Decline for Seoul (-0.83%). Sydney moved little (+ 0.13%). Futures both on Europe and on Wall Street are negative. On the macro front, the focus is on consumer confidence in France, Germany but also in the USA.