European equities are expected to continue rising, following Wall Street's record highs. The Eurostoxx 50 opens at 4,331.82 points (+0.78%), the CAC 40 at 7,217.22 points (+0.90%), the DAX 40 at 16,020.73 points (+0.86%) ), the FTSE 100 at 7,384.54 points (-0.25%), the SMI at 12,939.17 points (+0.49%), the AEX at 803.31 points (+0.67%), the BEL 20 at 4,335.28 points (+0.58%), IBEX 35 at 8,761.20 points (+0.54%), DJIA at 36,585.06 points (+0.68%), Nasdaq at 15,832.80 points (+1.20%), the S&P 500 at 4,796.56 points (+0.64%) and the Nikkei 225 at 29,301.79 points (+1.77%).

Regarding exchange rates, the change from the close in New York indicates EUR/USD opens at 1.1305 (+0.05%), EUR/JPY at 130.86 ( +0.43%) and USD/JPY at 115.79 (+0.40%).

Investors await Tuesday the first estimate of inflation in France in December. Economists polled by Wall Street anticipate an increase of 0.3% over one month and 2.8% over one year in consumer prices last month. In November, inflation in France stood at 0.5% over one month and 2.8% over one year.

European equity markets should continue their good start to the year and open higher on Tuesday, in the wake of Wall Street's rise the day before. At 7:35 a.m., the CAC 40 futures contract gained 19 points, or 0.3%, according to data from broker IG Markets. The DAX 40 contract was up 29 points, or 0.2%, and the FTSE 100 contract was up 41 points, or 0.6%. The PMI for the manufacturing sector stood at 50.9 in December, after 49.9 in November, Caixin and IHS Markit said on Tuesday. An index above 50 signals an expansion in activity. Asian markets are moving in scattered order on Tuesday. The Nikkei index closed up 1.8% in Tokyo, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's Hang Seng was close to balance at the end of the session. The Shanghai Composite index fell 0.2%. Investors will also react during the day to the ISM index of the manufacturing sector in the United States, as well as announcements by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies about their production.

On Monday, Wall Street continued its 2021 momentum, propelling the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices to new records for the first session of the year. Investors are, however, watching the progress of the Omicron variant and other factors that could weigh on stocks this year. The Dow Jones index rose 0.7% and set a new record at 36,585.06 points at the close. The S&P 500 index gained 0.6% to reach a new high point at 4,796.56 points. The Nasdaq index ended up 1.2% to 15,832.80 points. Apple has become the first American company to cross the threshold of 3,000 billion dollars in market capitalization in session. This threshold was briefly exceeded when the stock reached $182.856. Apple's stock price has more than tripled since the low point reached at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, resulting in an increase of more than 2,000 billion dollars in its capitalization. Wall Street's ensuing rebound was fueled by the tech sector, driven by shifts in consumer and business habits during the health crisis.

US Treasury bond yields hit their highest levels since November on Monday for the first session of 2022, with traders betting that the Omicron variant will not weigh on monetary policy in the months ahead. The yield on the ten-year Treasury bill, the market's benchmark, ended Monday's session at 1.628%, its highest closing level since Nov. 24, compared to 1.496% Friday night, according to Tradeweb.

The euro fell slightly against the dollar on Tuesday morning.

Oil prices hesitate on Tuesday, as investors await the meeting of the Organization of Producing Countries and its allies (OPEC+) later in the day. At 7:25 a.m., the March North Sea Brent contract was up 8 cents, at $79.06 a barrel. The Nymex-listed light sweet crude (WTI) February contract took 5 cents to $76.13 a barrel.