European equity markets expected to be close to balance. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,089.91 points (-0.75%), the CAC 40 at 6,558.02 points (-0.98%), the DAX 30 at 15,554.18 points (-0.34%), the FTSE 100 at 7,072.97 points (+0.88%), the SMI at 12,009.17 points (+0.08%), the AEX at 730.86 points (-0.88%), the SMI at 12,009.17 points (+0.08%), the AEX at 730.86 points (-0,08%) ,31%), the BEL 20 at 4,154.38 points (-0.61%), the IBEX 35 at 8,913.70 points (-1.99%), the DJIA at 34,283.27 points (-0.44%), the Nasdaq at 14,500.51 points (+0.98%), the S&P 500 at 4,290.61 points (+0.23%) and the Nikkei 225 & staple; 28,776.85 points

The exchange rate fell with EUR/USD falling 1.1914 (-0.08%), EUR/JPY losing 131.72 (-0.14%) and USD/JPY falling by 110.57 (-0.06%).

European equity markets could open close to balance on Tuesday, hampered by fears that the Delta variant of the coronavirus and the rise in the number of infections will force countries to maintain travel restrictions and hinder economic recovery. At 7:40am, the CAC 40 futures contract gained 9.2 points, or 0.1%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The contract on the DAX 30 rose by 16.5 points, or 0.1%, and the one on the FTSE 100 rose by 6.7 points, or 0.1% as well. Investors will be watching for the release of the consumer price index in Germany for the month of June on Tuesday

The New York Stock Exchange finished in a mixed manner on Monday, even as the rise in technology stocks allowed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to new all-time highs. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) finished down 0.4%, penalized by Boeing's sharp fall. The expanded S&P 500 index gained 0.2% to reach a new all-time high of 4,290.61 points. For its part, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 1%, to 14,500.51 points, thanks in particular to the 4.2% jump in Facebook shares after a court decision in favor of the group. An American federal judge on Monday rejected the two complaints filed last December by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and American states against Facebook for anti-competitive practices, which could have led to the dismantling of the

In Asia, the main indexes fell on Tuesday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 0.9%, the Shanghai Composite lost 1% and the Hang Seng Index fell by 0.8% in Hong Kong.

U.S. government bond yields rose slightly Tuesday morning, after falling on Monday, driven by bond purchases that some attribute to positions taken before the end of the month and the second quarter. Some strategists have also referred to an increase in global tensions after US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Bond market investors are especially waiting for Friday's monthly U.S. employment report, as they focus on the health of the U.S. economy as part of its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Investors are also analysing the latest events around the $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan in the United States

On the foreign exchange side, the euro lost some ground Tuesday morning against the dollar and the yen. The greenback also fell slightly against the Japanese currency. The dollar lost two-thirds of its growth after the last Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy meeting, JPMorgan reports. The US currency has been penalized by the sharply contrasting rhetoric of US central bankers, including the reaffirmation by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and New York Fed Chairman John Williams that the rise in inflation was “transitory,” JPMorgan explains

Oil contracts continued to fall on Tuesday, hampered by fears that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) might decide, at their meeting scheduled for this week, to substantially increase production, analysts say. These concerns come at a time when the Delta variant of Covid-19 is spreading and leading to lockdown and travel restrictions, explains CBA

Travel restrictions are particularly unfavorable to oil demand, as two-thirds of the world's consumption of black gold is linked to transport, the bank points out. Oil closed on Monday at its lowest level in more than a week, after recently reaching its highest levels since October 2018. Around 7:30 a.m., the August North Sea Brent contract sold 27 cents, at $74.41 per barrel, and the contract with the same maturity on soft light crude (WTI) traded on Nymex lost 23 cents, at $72.68