10.30 am. A cautious opening for European markets, amid fears about the impact of the Delta variant on the recovery and waiting for the Fed’s indications on the next monetary policy moves, after yet another record recorded by Wall Street. Business Square positive part but then slips below par, London salt of 0.13%, Frankfurt 0.07% e Paris 0.28%. The decline in the German Ifo index, a barometer of business confidence, is stronger than expected. The figure dropped to 99.4 points, from 100.7 the previous month against a 100.4 points expected by analysts. The spread between BTPs and Bunds was stable at 105, with the Italian ten-year yield at 0.57%.
The rapid rise in infections, which could slow down global growth, depresses the price of Petroleum: the WTI with delivery in October lost 0.6% to 67.17 dollars a barrel. Brent fell 0.5% to $ 70.71.
Asian stock exchanges closed mixed at the end of a volatile session. Tokyo was almost unchanged, with the Nikkei index falling 0.03% to 27,724.80 points, Shanghai positive (+ 0.65%), Hong Kong negative after yesterday’s rebound (-0.41%).
On Tuesday evening, the American price lists updated their maximums for the umpteenth time in recent months: this time it was the turn of Nasdaq, which exceeded 15,000 points for the first time in history. For today, Wall Street futures are pointing towards a negative start.