{"id":114966,"date":"2021-05-24T07:03:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T07:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=114966"},"modified":"2021-05-24T07:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T07:03:53","slug":"european-markets-head-for-cautious-start-to-the-week-investors-watch-bitcoin-after-moves-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/european-markets-head-for-cautious-start-to-the-week-investors-watch-bitcoin-after-moves-lower\/","title":{"rendered":"European markets head for cautious start to the week; investors watch bitcoin after moves lower"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>European stocks are expected to see a muted open at the start of the trading week as investors continue to focus on inflation concerns and bitcoin&#x27;s moves lower.<\/li>\n<li>London&#x27;s FTSE is seen opening 7 points higher at 7,025, Germany&#x27;s DAX up 3 points at 15,437, France&#x27;s CAC 40\u00a0up 4 points at 6,383 and Italy&#x27;s FTSE MIB 42 points higher at 24,760, according to IG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>European stocks are expected to see a muted open at the start of the trading week as investors continue to focus on inflation concerns and bitcoin&#x27;s moves lower.<\/p>\n<p>London&#x27;s FTSE is seen opening 7 points higher at 7,025, France&#x27;s CAC 40\u00a0up 4 points at 6,383 and Italy&#x27;s FTSE MIB 42 points higher at 24,760, according to IG.<\/p>\n<p>It looks set to be a quieter trading day in Europe with markets closed in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Austria for the Whit Monday public holiday. Other events in focus on Monday include the EU&#x27;s special meeting of the European Council at which Covid-19, the environment and EU-U.K. relations are set to be discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The muted open for European markets reflects caution elsewhere; U.S. stock index futures were little changed during overnight trading on Sunday, after the S&amp;P 500 posted its second negative week in a row.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. stocks are coming off a mixed week which saw the Dow post its fourth negative week in five, while the S&amp;P registered two straight weeks of losses for the first time since February. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, gained 0.31% last week, snapping a four-week losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tech-heavy index&#x27;s weekly gain, however, it ended Friday&#x27;s session in the red as bitcoin prices once again moved lower, putting pressure on the wider technology sector.<\/p>\n<h2>CNBC PRO:<\/h2>\n<p><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886685-1621613716963-gettyimages-862343538-AFP_TG8LV.jpeg\"><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886685-1621613716963-gettyimages-862343538-AFP_TG8LV.jpeg\"><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886685-1621613716963-gettyimages-862343538-AFP_TG8LV.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886685-1621613716963-gettyimages-862343538-AFP_TG8LV.jpeg\"><\/picture>Investment banks pick their top plays for a record-breaking rally in carbon prices<\/p>\n<p><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886398-1621577510112-gettyimages-1229572431-20090101201111-99-291610.jpeg\"><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886398-1621577510112-gettyimages-1229572431-20090101201111-99-291610.jpeg\"><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886398-1621577510112-gettyimages-1229572431-20090101201111-99-291610.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886398-1621577510112-gettyimages-1229572431-20090101201111-99-291610.jpeg\"><\/picture>The battery market is booming. One company believes it\u2019s made a key change to how they\u2019re made<\/p>\n<p><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886978-1621682646496-Enovix_Building_210130.jpg\"><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886978-1621682646496-Enovix_Building_210130.jpg\"><source srcSet=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886978-1621682646496-Enovix_Building_210130.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/image.cnbcfm.com\/api\/v1\/image\/106886978-1621682646496-Enovix_Building_210130.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<p>The\u00a0cryptocurrency&#x27;s sell-off continued on Sunday, with bitcoin dropping around 16% to under $32,000, according to data from Coin Metrics. On Wednesday, bitcoin prices tumbled to just above $30,000, dropping to the lowest level since late January.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday, with markets in Japan, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia advancing.<\/p>\n<p>There are no major European earnings out Monday, data releases include Irish retail sales for April and Russian unemployment data for April.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed this article?<br \/>For exclusive stock picks, investment ideas and the CNBC global livestream<br \/>Sign up for\u00a0<strong>CNBC Pro<\/strong><br \/>Start your\u00a0free trial now<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; CNBC&#x27;s Pippa Stevens contributed to this market report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/05\/24\/european-stock-markets-futures-open-close-bitcoin-in-focus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European stocks are expected to see a muted open at the start of the trading week as investors continue to focus on inflation concerns and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":114965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>European markets head for cautious start to the week; 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