European equity markets should gain some ground at the open. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,358.00 points (+0.21%), the CAC 40 at 7,059.55 points (+0.20%), the DAX 40 at 16,083.11 points (+0.10%) , the FTSE 100 at 7,384.18 points (+0.60%), the SMI at 12,421.08 points (+0.16%), the AEX at 816.35 points (+0.21%), the BEL 20 at 4,372.65 points (-0.18%), the IBEX 35 at 9,092.20 points (-0.54%), the DJIA at 35,921.23 points (-0.44%), the Nasdaq at 15,704 .28 points (+0.52%), the S&P 500 at 4,649.27 points (+0.06%) and the Nikkei 225 at 29,609.97 points (+1.13%).

Regarding exchange rates, the change from the close in New York indicates that EUR/USD opens at 1.1445 (-0.03%), EUR/JPY at 130.66 (+0.06%) and USD/JPY at 114.20 (+0.11%).

Equity markets are expected to open higher on Friday after a generally positive session on Wall Street, as investors put aside concerns about inflation. At 7:20 a.m., the futures contract on the CAC 40 gained 7.9 points, or 0.1%, according to data from broker IG Markets, while that on the DAX 40 rose by 23.5 points, or 0.2% . The contract on the FTSE 100 was up 4.7 points, or 0.1%. The New York Stock Exchange ended in dispersed order on Thursday despite a rebound in technology, which tried to get back on track the day after the decline caused by the acceleration of inflation in the United States. The Dow Jones index was notably penalized by the disappointing quarterly results of Walt Disney. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index recovered 0.5%, after falling 1.7% on Wednesday. In Asia, equity markets rose on Friday. At the end of the session, the Shanghai Composite index took 0.3% and the Hang Seng index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange gained 0.2%. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei index closed up 1.1%.

The sell-off in US government bonds resumed on Friday after a US holiday on Thursday, with investors positioning themselves for earlier tightening of monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to fight back. against soaring inflation. At 7:20 a.m., the yield on the ten-year Treasury stock, the market benchmark, rose by 2 basis points, to 1.573%. That of the 30-year loan was down 0.3 basis points to 1.906%.

The euro is changing little on Friday morning against the dollar but is gaining some ground against the yen, like the greenback. According to ING, the euro could fall to $1.13 after breaking through key support at $1.15. ING also believes that the threat of the European Union suspending the trade agreement with the United Kingdom if London unilaterally modifies the Northern Irish protocol should not weigh much on the pound.

Oil prices retreated Friday morning as traders continued to analyze the supply and demand outlook. According to ING, the revision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of its estimate of global crude demand for 2021 suggests a slight easing of the oil market, which could weigh on prices. At 7:30 a.m., the January contract for Brent North Sea crude fell 58 cents to $82.29 a barrel. The December contract on Nymex-listed WTI fell 53 cents to $81.06 a barrel.