European markets lower in holiday-thinned session
The main European exchanges were down today, on a day of transition in which there will be no relevant macroeconomic or business references.
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At 8:55 a.m. in Lisbon, the EuroStoxx 600 was down 0.25% to 522.58 points.
The London, Paris and Frankfurt stock exchanges fell 0.32%, 0.53% and 0.21%, while Milan's fell 0.70%.
Madrid was the exception, rising 0.13%.
After opening lower, the Lisbon stock exchange maintained the trend, with the main index, the PSI, down 0.66% to 6,857.51 points at 08:55.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Wall Street ended mixed, although the Nasdaq technology index hit a new record high, supported by Nvidia, the 'microchip' company that will report results on Wednesday.
The Dow Jones ended down 0.49% to 39,806.77 points, against a new high since its creation in 1896, of 40,003.59 points, recorded on May 20, and the Nasdaq rose 0.65% to a new high of 16,794.88 points.
In fact, analysts at Renta4 explain that one of the most important business events of the week will be Nvidia's results, while on the macroeconomic front, the main data will be published on Wednesday (UK CPI) and Thursday (global PMI).
Thus, on a day of transition, losses prevailed in Asia in the early hours of this morning, as well as in Europe.
Among the macroeconomic references in Europe, the highlight is the release today of the German producer price index (PPI), which is expected to have continued to fall "thus removing pressure on inflation at the factory level in the country", according to analysts at Link Securities quoted by Efe.
In the United States, all eyes will be on the statements of several members of the Federal Reserve (Fed).
In addition, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Frankfurt, where she is meeting with representatives of European banking institutions.
In other markets, gold, which hit record highs the day before, fell back to $2,414.7.
The interest rate on the 10-year German bond, considered the safest in Europe, fell to 2.511%, compared to 2.528% on Monday.
The barrel of Brent oil for delivery in July opened lower today, trading at $83.15 on the Intercontinental Exchange Futures (ICE) in London, compared to $83.71 on Monday.
In terms of exchange rates, the euro opened lower on the Frankfurt foreign exchange market, trading at 1.0865 dollars, compared to 1.0866 dollars in the previous session.
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