The European stock markets continue weak after the cautious start of Wall Street. Piazza Affari, which moves against the trend, rises by 0.4%, while London (-0.1%), Frankfurt and Paris are struggling.
Investors remain at the unexpected window of next Tuesday's US inflation data. On the energy front, oil is on the rise, with WTI rising to 77 dollars a barrel (+1%) and Brent reaching 82.2 dollars (+0.7%) while gas in Europe drops by 2.8% to 27 euros per megawatt hour.