STOCK EXCHANGE: Europe opened to a decline – Neste is trying to pull the index up

Trading on the European stock market started with a small profit on Friday. The Stoxx Europe 600, which follows the share prices of listed companies in various countries, was 0.1 percent lower compared to yesterday’s closing reading.

Frankfurt’s Dax was down 0.2 percent, Paris’s Cac 40 was down 0.5 percent, and Madrid’s Ibex 35 was down 0.1 percent. London’s FTSE 100 was close to yesterday’s closing level.

The Stoxx Europe 600 had the strongest gainers In this With a 2.6 percent note at 12.78 euros. The fuel manufacturer was one of the heaviest decliners on the Helsinki Stock Exchange last year, but yesterday and today there have been signs of a pick-up.

Energy companies were generally on the rise and are trying to pull the index up. However, the liquid rise was relatively strong: for example Subsea 7 was 0.7 percent and BP mixed Shell up 0.6 percent.

Yesterday, the price of oil was the highest in two months, when the world hoped that the economic policies of various countries would support the economy and increase the demand for raw materials.

Today, the prices of North Sea Brent crude oil and US WTI crude oil were on a gentle rise.

Stock market futures gave Wall Street a bullish opening when I started trading in the European stock market.