European stock markets should continue to rise, fears related to Omicron are easing. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,137.11 points (+1.40%); the CAC 40 at 6,865.78 points (+1.48%), the DAX 40 at 15,380.79 points (+1.39%), the FTSE 100 at 7,232.28 points (+1.54%), the SMI at 12,375.35 points (+1.64%), the AEX at 778.43 points (+0.80%), the BEL 20 at 4,182.55 points (+1.42%), the IBEX at 35 at 8,439.70 points (+2.40%), the DJIA at 34,227.03 points (+1.87%), the Nasdaq at 15,225.15 points (+0.93%), the S&P 500 at 4,591.67 points (+1.17%) and the Nikkei 225 at 28,455.60 points (+1.89%).

Regarding exchange rates, the change from the close in New York indicates that EUR/USD opens at 1.1290 (+0.03%), EUR/JPY at 128.31 (+0.17%) and USD/JPY at 113.68 (+0.16%).

Investors will remain attentive on Tuesday to the health situation in France after the new measures announced Monday evening by the government, which notably decided to close nightclubs for four weeks, to reinforce the protocol in force in schools and encouraged to limit parties. professional and personal. Foreign trade figures for October are also expected at 8:45 am.

European equity markets are expected to open higher on Tuesday as investors continue to bet on the possibility that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 will be less dangerous than initially feared. They are also awaiting a series of major economic indicators in the euro zone. At 7:40 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gained 36 points, or 0.5%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was up 93 points, or 0.6%, and the FTSE 100 contract was up 13 points, or 0.2%.

In South Africa, where Omicron was first identified, data indicates that hospitals have not been overwhelmed, which is "creating some optimism" among operators, IG's Yeap Jun Rong points out. The ZEW indicator should show a deterioration in the economic outlook of financial analysts and institutional investors in December, with an index expected at 25 against 31.7 in November. In Asia-Pacific, the main markets are moving in the green on Tuesday. The Nikkei index closed up 1.9% in Tokyo, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Hang Seng gained 2.1% at the end of the session. The Shanghai Composite index for its part lost 0.2%. Wall Street ended higher as easing concerns over the Omicron variant benefited industrials, financials and energy stocks in particular. The Dow Jones Industrials Index (DJIA) gained 1.9% to 35,227.03 points, while the broader S&P 500 index gained 1.2% to 4,591.67 points. The Nasdaq index, rich in technology stocks, rose 0.9% to 15,225.15 points.

The yield on ten-year German government bonds, or Bunds, will "probably be able" to approach the 0% mark in 2022, but it should not exceed this level, estimates Antonio Cavarero, head of investments at Generali Insurance Asset Management. On Monday, the ten-year Bund rate ended at -0.387%.

The euro is up slightly against the dollar on Tuesday morning. U.S. inflation data, to be released on Friday, should provide further reason for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to accelerate the pace of "tapering", the process of phasing out its asset purchases, says Karl Schamotta, Head of Market Strategy, Cambridge Global Payments.

Oil contracts advanced on Tuesday morning as concerns over the Omicron variant subsided. The hope that this new variant will have a limited economic impact is fueled by press reports from South Africa that affected patients are showing mild symptoms, says Phillip Securities. At 7:30 a.m., the February contract on Brent North Sea oil was selling for 89 cents, or 1.2%, at 73.97 dollars a barrel. The Nymex-listed light sweet crude (WTI) January contract was up $1.09, or 1.6%, at $70.58 a barrel.