The main European stock exchanges opened today at a low level, on a day when there will be the quadruple maturity of derivative contracts on indices and shares, which produces volatility on the market, while oil falls for the third consecutive day.
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18/09/2026
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Lusa
At 09:00 in Lisbon, the EuroStoxx 600 dropped 0.18% to 641.34 points.
The scholarships in London, Paris and Frankfurt were down by 0.28%, 0.58% and 0.45%, while those in Madrid and Milan were down by 0.35% and 0.21%.
The Lisbon grant maintained the downward trend of opening, with the main index, PSI, decreasing 0.44% to 9,628.65 points.
The euro was high against the dollar, with a value of 0.76%, but it remained below $1.15 and being exchanged at $1.1485 on the Frankfurt exchange market.
Markets responded positively on Thursday to the rise in US Federal Reserve (Fed) rates at a quarter point, in line with the European Central Bank (ECB).
Today, the Bank of Japan increased the main reference rate to 1.25%, while on Thursday the Bank of England maintained the main reference rate by 3.75%.
Today is the third consecutive day that the price of oil falls, despite the latest statements by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in which he assured the middle Axios that he does not know whether to “anniquilate” the Iranians.
The oil is low, with the price of the generic Brent oil barrel contract, a reference in Europe, retreating 2.72% to 102.09 dollars, having finished the last seven sessions over $100. West Texas Intermediate barrel (WTI), a reference barrel in the United States of America (USA), also yields, 2.72% to $102.09.
On the contrary, the price of the active natural gas contract on the Dutch TFF market, a reference in Europe, rises by 1,25% to EUR 77,305 per megawatt hour (MWh).
In this context, precious metals rise, in the case of gold 1.26%, with ounce at 4,396.33 dollars, and silver 2.80% to 67.0528 dollars.
The futures of the U.S. indices show advances of 0.26% for Dow Jones and 0.71% for Nasdaq technology of 0.71%, after both of them had ended on Thursday with advances of 0.61% and 1.69%, respectively.
Today's economic agenda highlights that the euro area finance ministers will look at the prospects for the European economy at a time marked by volatility in sovereign debt markets and high oil prices due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
In the United States, this afternoon the August industrial production data will be known.
In Asia, the Nikkei index of the Tokyo stock exchange closed today with a gain of 1.38% due to a sudden depreciation of the yen after the increase in Bank of Japan (BoJ) rates and the advances of semiconductor companies in the US market.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange Reference Index advanced 0.94%, Shenzhen's index 1.72%, and Hong Hang Seng was rising 0.73% when it was a little late.
With the steady rise in oil prices and the rise in the ECB's leading rates, German debt interest to 10 years rises to 3.486%.
On the contrary, the 10-year US debt interest fell to 4.929%, against 4.932% on Thursday, but after they had ended on Tuesday at 5.003%, a maximum since July 2007.
In the cryptocurrency market, bitcoin rose 0.77% to $77,453.9.