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European markets were on track to retreat when trading began on Friday amid a rocky start to 2025 for stocks around the world.
The United Kingdom FTSE 100 was set to drop by about eight points to 8,243, Germany DAX was on track to drop by five points to 19,988 and the French CAC 40 was on course to disappear 21 points to 7,369. of Italy FTSE MIB Last time it was set to fall around 107 points to 34,430.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 had closed higher on Thursday after a volatile first trading session of the year.
Investors are weighing regional and global political uncertainty that could affect markets and the economy, including political instability in France, upcoming elections in Germany and potential tariffs under US President-elect Donald Trump.
On the data front in Europe on Friday, investors will be paying attention to the latest inflation figures from Turkey and Poland, as well as unemployment reports out of Germany and Spain and mortgage data from the United Kingdom.
