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European markets are scheduled to open on Tuesday before the New Year holidays.

of London FTSE 100 index is expected to open 20 points lower at 8,100 and France CAC 40 it is seen opening 5 points lower at 7,309. Both exchanges will close early today.

Markets in Germany and Italy are closed for the whole day. All European markets will be closed on New Year’s Day before reopening on January 2.

European markets closed lower on Monday after the last full trading session of the year, but regional stocks look poised to round out the year with modest gains. The Stoxx 600 is up about 5.5% so far this year, although it is well behind the United States. S&P 500 index, which has gained about 25% in the course of 2024.

Traders should keep an eye on the shares listed in New York Boeing after one of its planes was involved in a fatal accident in South Korea on Sunday.

Boeing action down about 2.2% on Monday The South Korean authorities are willing to do it do an investigation in the crash, in which 179 people died, in an effort to determine its exact cause.

The Boeing 737-800, the model involved in the crashit is one of the most used aircraft in the world, and has a strong safety record.

US Stock Futures they were slightly lower ahead of the final trading session of 2024, after another booming year for Wall Street. Asia-Pacific markets fell overnight as China’s manufacturing growth fell short of expectations. The country benchmark CSI 300 was however on course to close the year higher, ending three years of losses.

— CNBC’s Chloe Taylor contributed to this market report.