European equity markets are expected to open higher while the Delta variant remains under surveillance. On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, the Eurostoxx 50 opened at 3,956.34 points, up by 0.71%, the CAC 40 at 6,346.85 points (+0.81%), the DAX 30 at 15,216.27 points (+0.55%), the FTSE 100 at 6,881.13 points (+0.54%), the SMI at 11,945.68 points (+0.70%), the AEA EX at 722.03 points (+0.13%), the BEL 20 at 4,119.12 points (+0.83%), the IBEX 35 at 8,358.00 points (+0.68%), the DJIA at 33,511.99 points (+1.62%), the Nasdaq at 14,498.88 points (+1.57%), the S&P 500 at 4,323.06 points (+1.52%) and the Nikkei 225 at 27,483.94

On the currency side, the change compared to the close in New York indicates that EUR/USD fell by 0.08% at 1.1773, EUR/JPY fell by 0.03%, while USD/JPY jumped by 109.92, or 0.05%.

Investors will remain attentive on Wednesday to the health situation in France, where the number of new cases of Covid-19 is increasing very rapidly and where the health pass is becoming mandatory to access numerous activities as of today. A health defense council, chaired by Emmanuel Macron, is being held this Wednesday and the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, will speak at 13:00 on the

European equity markets are expected to open higher on Wednesday, as investors continue to monitor the evolution of the coronavirus Delta variant and its impact on the global economic recovery. At 7:35am, the CAC 40 futures contract took 24 points, or 0.4%, according to data from the broker IG Markets. The DAX 30 contract gained 26 points, or 0.2%, and the FTSE 100 contract increased by 15 points, or 0.2%. Investors' attention is also focused on the results of companies in Europe and the United States. In particular, the quarterly accounts of Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Daimler and Novartis are expected on Wednesday. Wall Street finished higher on Tuesday, thanks to cheap shopping after the sharp fall in the indices caused the day before by fears related to the Delta variant and the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) gained 549 points, or 1.6%, to 34,511.99 points, and the expanded S&P 500 Index picked up 1.5%, to 4,323.06 points. The Nasdaq Composite closed up 1.6%, at 14,498.88 points. In Asia, the main indices moved in dispersed order on Wednesday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 0.4% and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.7%. On the other hand, the Hang Seng lost 0.5% to Hong Kong

U.S. Treasury bond yields fell Wednesday morning. At 7:35 a.m., the ten-year Treasury bond rate stood at 1.216%, compared to 1.224% on Tuesday evening. In the eurozone, the European Central Bank (ECB) is unlikely to change its monetary policy, including its Pandemic Emergency Purchasing Program (PEPP), until September when it releases new growth and inflation forecasts, believes Erick Muller,

The euro fell against the dollar on Wednesday, due to continuing concerns about Covid-19 and its Delta variant. At 7:35am, the single currency was trading at 1.1777 dollars, down 0.05%. According to Trading Central's technical analysis, the euro/dollar pair is facing key resistance at $1.1800. The single currency moved away from the low of around $1.1755 reached on Tuesday, but is still held back by the 50-day falling moving average. At the same time, a bearish pattern of lower peaks remains intact. A return to $1.1755 would trigger a sharper fall to $1.1740. Only breaking the key resistance to $1.1800 would cause an upward reversal.

Oil contracts receded Wednesday morning as the market adapted to the new production agreement between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, ANZ said. In the afternoon, operators' attention will turn to the Department of Energy's weekly report on oil stocks in the United States. The American Petroleum Institute (API) trade association announced an unexpected 806,000 barrel increase in crude inventories last week and a 3.3 million barrel jump in fuel stocks on Tuesday evening. At 7:25am, the September contract for North Sea Brent lost 39 cents to $68.96 per barrel, and the September contract for WTI fell by 37 cents to 66.83 dollars per