European shares open larger
Twenty minutes into Wednesday’s session, European equities are broadly shifting larger, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 gaining 0.45% thus far.
Germany’s DAX index is round 0.7% larger, whereas the French CAC 40 and London’s FTSE 100 have been final seen buying and selling 0.4% and 0.3% larger, respectively.
— Chloe Taylor
International rally
Merchants work on the ground of the New York Inventory Change on Aug. 12, 2025.
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It is not simply shares in Europe which might be on the rise.
In a single day in Asia, shares have been rallying, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 hitting an all-time excessive and Hong Kong’s Grasp Seng Tech Index — house to a few of China’s largest tech companies — including greater than 2%.
That adopted a session on Wall Avenue that noticed each the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite hit file highs, as U.S. inflation information raised markets’ expectations of a price minimize from the Federal Reserve.
— Chloe Taylor
Opening calls
The U.Ok.’s Met Workplace forecasts one other public well being warning for temperatures reaching 34 levels Celsius in London, as members of the general public cross Westminster Briidge, on Aug. 12 2025.
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Good morning from London, the place extra sweltering climate is on its approach.
Shares are additionally wanting set to warmth up considerably, with futures tied to the FTSE 100 final seen buying and selling 0.2% larger. These tied to the German DAX are 0.5% larger, whereas futures tied to the French CAC 40 are up by 0.4%.
— Chloe Taylor