European equity markets expected to decline after disappointing Chinese indicators. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,229.70 points, up 0.08%, the CAC 40 at 6,896.04 points (+0.20%), the DAX 30 at 15,977.44 points (+0.25% ), the FTSE 100 at 7,218.71 points (+0.35%), the SMI at 12,464.44 points (+0.28%), the AEX at 774.83 points (-0.05%), the BEL 20 at 4,361.97 points (+0.30%), IBEX 35 at 8,999.80 points (+0.23%), DJIA at 35,515.38 points (+0.04%), Nasdaq at 14,822.90 points (+0.04%), the S&P 500 at 4,468.00 points (+0.16%) and the Nikkei 225 at 27,499.38 points with a decline of 1.71%.

On the exchange rate side, the variation compared to the closing in New York shows a downward trend. The EUR/USD is displayed at 1.1794 (-0.03%), the EUR/JPY at 129.06 (-0.19%) and the USD/JPY at 109.44 (-0, 17%).

The insurer Axa announced on Monday that it had reached an agreement with HSBC bank to sell its activities in Singapore for a total cash amount of 575 million dollars, or 487 million euros. Aéroports de Paris publishes its traffic figures for the month of July on Monday. No macroeconomic indicator should be published Monday in France.

European equities are expected to open lower on Monday after a series of disappointing economic indicators came out in China. Concerns about the long-term consequences of the fall of the government in Afghanistan heighten caution. At 7:40 am, the futures contract on the CAC 40 yielded 30.6 points, or 0.4%, according to data from the broker IG Markets. The contract on the DAX 30 fell by 60.5 points, or 0.4%, and that on the FTSE 100 lost 46.8 points, or 0.7%. Indicators for China's economy grew at a slower pace in July, pointing to severe flooding in the country and the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus that have wreaked more havoc on the world's second-largest economy than expected. Industrial production, investment in fixed assets and retail sales have certainly increased, but less than expected by economists. The widespread slowdown in China's key indicators in July was not due solely to the Delta variant, says Capital Economics economist Julian Evans-Pritchard.

The New York Stock Exchange closed slightly higher on Friday, enough to surpass record highs reached this week on the back of a strong earnings season that bolstered investor confidence. The Dow Jones Index (DJIA) gained 15.5 points, or 0.04%, reaching a new historic high of 35,515.38 points. Chaining a fourth consecutive record, the broader S&P 500 index ended up 0.2% to 4,468 points. The Nasdaq Composite ended up very slightly, at 14,822.90 points. The announcement of a sharp deterioration in US household confidence in early August limited market growth without calling it into question. For the week as a whole, the DJIA gained 0.9%, the S&P 500 gained 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite lost less than 0.1%. Asian equity markets present a mixed picture on Monday. At the end of the session, the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 1.7% and the Hang Seng index lost 0.7% in Hong Kong. In contrast, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.4%.

Yields on US Treasury bonds fell on Monday morning, after falling on Friday in reaction to the announcement of a fall in the consumer confidence index of the University of Michigan. However, they recorded their strongest two-week rise in several months. At 7:30 a.m., the yield on the ten-year US Treasury benchmark stood at 1.258%, after closing Friday at 1.286%. Investors are hoping for some guidance on what the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) intends to do when this week releases minutes from its latest meeting and central bankers' symposium in Jackson Hole, scheduled for May 26-28. August.

The euro was almost stable on Monday morning against the dollar but lost ground against the yen, like the greenback. Concerns about the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus are benefiting the yen, considered a safe haven currency.

Oil prices retreat Monday morning as many countries including China, the world's largest importer of black gold, struggle to contain the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. At 7:40 a.m., the October North Sea Brent contract was down 78 cents to $69.81 a barrel. The September contract for light sweet crude (WTI) listed on the Nymex was down 77 cents at $67.67 a barrel.