(Please read that the London Stock Exchange closed half an hour earlier than Paris)
 * The CAC 40 falls slightly before Christmas, the FTSE rises a bit
 * The post-Brexit agreement between London and Brussels is being desired
 * Wall Street indexes expected to rise moderately

 by Patrick Vignal
 PARIS, December 24 (Reuters) - European stock markets ended on Thursday
In disorder, a session cut short on Christmas Eve and marked by
the expectation of an agreement between London and Brussels on their relations
trade after Brexit. 
 On Wall Street, which will also benefit from a relaxed regime with a fence
At 18:00 GMT, contracts are signaling an increase as the opening approaches
moderate benchmark indexes.
 In Paris, the CAC 40 lost 0.1% to 5,522.01 points and in London, the
British Footsie gained 0.1%. 
 The EuroStoxx 50 index rose by 0.11%, the FTSEurofirst 300
 and the Stoxx 600 each taking 0.2% for their share. 
 Paris closed at 13:00 GMT and London half an hour earlier.
Frankfurt remained closed.
 The European Union and the United Kingdom are about to conclude an agreement
on their post-Brexit trade relations, thereby distancing the perspective
From a chaotic divorce to the end of a soap opera that dealt a severe blow to the
a project of European unity born on the ruins of the Second World War.

 A last-minute disagreement on the fisheries issue is delaying the
conclusion of an agreement but an announcement is still expected in the
day, according to several sources.
 If signing an agreement will help avoid the worst-case scenario - a
disorderly breakup -, the United Kingdom is moving towards a relationship with its
main trading partner more remote than observers
Imagined it at the time of the 2016 referendum, in which the British voted
are in favour of leaving the EU.
 The imminence of an agreement overshadows the threat made by Donald Trump on Tuesday to not
not sign the agreement on a budget support plan of almost 900 billion
of dollars to the American economy, to which the markets reacted without
freak out, counting on a last-minute signature.
 
 VALUES IN EUROPE
 Most European sectoral indices ended in the green with a
marked growth for banks, whose Stoxx index rose 0.72%.
 The biggest increase in the CAC 40 was for PSA, which gained 1.2%. HAS
At the other end, STMicrolectronics lost 1.15%. 
 Also in Paris, Carmat soared by nearly 38% after having
obtained certification from the European Commission for its artificial heart.

 
 VALUES TO WATCH ON WALL STREET
 
 EXCHANGES/RATES 
 The dollar lost 0.17% against a basket of reference currencies and the euro fell
stabilizes just below 1.22 dollars.
 The pound sterling rose by 0.6% against the dollar and the euro in
waiting for an announcement on the post-Brexit period.
 There is still some nervousness in the markets, as shown by the performance
Treasuries at 10 years, which loses nearly two basis points,
around 0.94%.
 
 PETROLEUM 
 The two benchmark oil contracts went down again,
overtaken by concerns about demand. 
 Brent lost 0.62% to $50.80 per barrel and light crude
American (West Texas Intermediate, WTI) sold 0.67% at 47.88 dollars.
 
 THE SITUATION ON THE MARKETS:
 (Some data may be slightly out of date)
 
 
 
 THE FENCE IN 
 EUROPE 
 Last Var Indices. Var.% YTD 
 Dots 
 Eurofirst 300 1526.15 +3.09 +0.20% -6.02% 
 
 Eurostoxx 50 3543.28 +4.02 +0.11% -5.39% 
 
 CAC 40 5522.01 -5.58 -0.10% -7.63% 
 Dax 30 13587.23 +169.12 +1.26% +2.55% 
 (closed on Thursday) 
 FTSE 6502.11 +6.36 +0.10% -13.79 
 % 
 SKI 10411.92 +8.55 +0.08% -1.93% 
 
 The values to follow in Paris and in 
 Europe: 
 
 THE TREND HAS 
 WALL STREET 
 Last Var Indices. Var.% YTD 
 Dots 
 Dow Jones 0.00 +114.32 +0.38% +5.58% 
 
 S&P-500 0.00 +2.75 +0.07% +14.21 
 % 
 Nasdaq 0.00 -36.80 -0.29% +42.33 
 % 
 Nasdaq 100 0.00 -64.42 -0.51% +44.89 
 % 
 
 Summary of the session in Wall 
 Street: 
 “The Day Ahead” - An update on the next 
 Session on Wall Street 
 
 EXCHANGES 
 Rate Sleep Var.% YTD 
 Euro/Dlr 1,2193 1,2185 +0.07% +8.77% 
 Dlr/Yen 103.67 103.55 +0.12%-4.77% 
 Euro/Japanese yen 126.40 126.19 +0.17% +3.65% 
 
 DLR/CHF 0.8899 0.8878 +0.24% -8.05% 
 Euro/CHF 1.0852 1.0819 +0.31% +0.00% 
 
 Stg/Dlr 1.3588 1.3492 +0.71% +2.50% 
 Index $90,2640 90,4130 -0.16% -6,14% 
 
 GOLD 
 Sleep Rate Var.% YTD 
 Gold Spot 1874.26 1872.08 +0.12% +23.55 
 % 
 
 RATE 
 Last Var. Spread/Bund
 (pts)
 
 Future Bund 177.36 -0.57 
 
 Bund 10 years -0.55 -0.01 
 
 Bund 2 years -0.68 +0.02 
 
 OAT 10 years -0.30 +0.01 +25.21 
 
 Treasury 10 years 0.94 -0.02 
 
 Treasury 2 years 0.12 -0.00 
 
 
 PETROLEUM 
 Previous Price Var Var.% YTD
 And 
 Light gross US 47.81 48.12 -0.31 -0.64% -21.89%
 
 Brent 50.88 51.20 -0.32 -0.62% -22.94%