European markets were on track to retreat when trading opened on Friday amid a rocky start to 2025 for stocks around the world.
of the UK FTSE 100 should have fallen by about eight points to 8,243, German DAX was on track to drop five points to 19,988 and French CAC 40 was on the way to reduce 21 points to 7369. Italy FTSE MIB last time it should have fallen about 107 points to 34,430.
Pan-European Stoxx 600 on Thursday, it finished higher after a volatile first trading session of the year.
Investors weighed 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.
As for data in Europe on Friday, investors will be keeping an eye on the latest inflation data from Turkey and Poland, as well as unemployment reports from Germany and Spain and mortgage data from the UK
