Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: On March 23, at the request of Egypt, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov had a phone call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdel Atty. The two foreign ministers discussed the unprecedented escalation of the military-political situation in the Persian Gulf resulting from US and Israeli actions against Iran, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the region and the strengthening of collective political and diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation.

France’s flash manufacturing PMI for March is due in ten minutes.

The yield on British 2-year government bonds opened down about 4 basis points at 4.366%, after falling sharply on Monday.

The German DAX30 index opened up 108.20 points, or 0.48%, to 22703.45 points on March 24 (Tuesday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 18 points on March 24 (Tuesday) .10 points, an increase of 0.18%, to 9912.25 points;The FCHI index opened on March 24 (Tuesday), an increase of 19.71 points, or 0.26%, to 7745.91 points;Europe The Stoxx 50 Index opened up 19.14 points, or 0.34%, at 5593.46 points on March 24 (Tuesday);The Spanish IBEX 35 Index opened up 53.0 points on March 24 (Tuesday). 22 points, an increase of 0.32%, to 16941.42 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened up 120.70 points, or 0.28%, to 43310.50 points on March 24 (Tuesday).

Stellantis Milan-listed shares rose 1.1% after new car sales in Europe increased in February.

European stocks opened, with the European Stoxx 50 index rising 0.2%, the German DAX index rising 0.3%, the FCHI index rising 0.1%, the British FTSE 100 index and the Spanish IBEX 35 index opening close to flat.