LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 1: Fireworks airy up the London skyline implicit Big Ben and the London Eye conscionable aft midnight connected January 1, 2023 successful London, England. London's New Years' Eve firework show returned this twelvemonth aft it was cancelled during the Covid Pandemic. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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LONDON — European stocks are expected to unfastened broadly little connected Wednesday, the past trading time of the year.
The U.K.'s FTSE scale is seen opening 0.2% lower, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 down 0.3% and Italy's FTSE MIB flat, according to information from IG.
Markets volition lone beryllium unfastened for a half-day of trading connected Wednesday, and volition beryllium closed connected Thursday for the New Year's Day vacation earlier reopening connected Friday.
Regional stocks extended gains to notch a caller grounds precocious connected Tuesday, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 index closing 0.7% higher. Mining stocks were the apical performers, with London-listed Fresnillo gaining 6%. Peer miners Anglo American, Antofagasta, and Glencore rose astir 3%, respectively.
Precious metals, notably gold and silver, were besides firmly successful absorption for investors during the holiday-shortened trading week.
U.S. banal futures were small changed Tuesday night, arsenic Wall Street prepared to ringing retired the past time of 2025. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific stocks fell overnight; markets successful Hong Kong and Australia volition adjacent aboriginal for the holidays, portion Japan and South Korea are unopen for the day.
There are nary large information releases successful Europe connected Wednesday.
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