LIVE MARKETS-Europe before the bell: Set to fall on final full trading day of 2024
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EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: SET TO FALL ON FINAL FULL TRADING DAY OF 2024
European stocks look set to spend 2024's last full session in the red, with EuroSTOXX50 STXEc1 futures down 0.4%, FTSE futures FFIc1 off 0.4% and DAX futures FDXc1 ticking 0.2% lower.
Thin trading is likely, ahead of Tuesday, when some European exchanges including Amsterdam and Paris will open for a half a day, while others will close ahead of the New Year holiday on Jan 1.
The main European index is however still on track for a yearly gain of about 5.6%.
In company news, Siemens AG
Elsewhere, traders will be keeping an eye on PMI factory surveys out of China on Tuesday, and the U.S. ISM survey for December on Friday.
(Lucy Raitano)
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