Following a session in which the main European indices ended the day close to their breakeven point, few changes are expected at the opening of the last full session of the year. Tomorrow will be a public holiday in Germany, Italy, and Japan, and a half-session in France, the United Kingdom, and Spain. Investors will be keeping an eye on a U.S. real estate indicator and the Fed Minutes, which will be released after markets close in Europe. In the meantime, the CAC 40 is expected to start the session with an insignificant decline of 0.02%.

Stocks to Watch Today

Atos
 Yesterday, Atos announced the signing of a binding agreement to sell its South American operations to the Brazilian firm Semantix. This transaction, part of the Genesis plan aimed at restoring the French group to sustainable and profitable growth by refocusing on key geographies and assets, involves 2,800 professionals across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, and Peru. The value of the deal has not been disclosed. The transaction is expected to be finalized in the coming months, once all preconditions have been met.

Oncodesign Precision Medicine
(OPM), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in precision medicine for the treatment of resistant and metastatic cancers, and Navigo Proteins GmbH (a German biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of new precision medicine approaches based on the Affilin technology platform) jointly announce the end of their collaboration agreement signed in May 2024.

Solutions 30
Solutions 30, a European specialist in multi-technical proximity services for the telecommunications, energy, and digital sectors, announces that Alexander Sator has decided to resign from his position as a member of the Supervisory Board in order to devote himself fully to his other professional projects. This resignation will take effect on December 31, 2025.

Thales
On Monday, Thales was awarded what it describes as a major contract in the United Kingdom by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). The goal is to design, develop, and deliver the next generation of portable autonomous command centers, marking a significant step forward in transforming mine countermeasures capabilities for the Royal Navy.

Macroeconomic Figures

 Macroeconomic news will be exclusively American, with the S&P Case-Shiller home price index for October released at 3:00 p.m., and the Fed Minutes at 8:00 p.m.

On the currency markets, the euro is up very slightly against the greenback (+0.08%) and is trading at $1.1779.

Yesterday in Paris

European stock markets closed slightly higher, in the absence of catalysts and amid low volumes at the beginning of another shortened week. On the equities front, Atos topped the SBF 120 index following the sale of its South American assets to Brazil's Semantix. On the geopolitical front, Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, expressed optimism about finding a favorable solution to the war in Ukraine, citing "significant progress." The CAC 40 gained 0.10% to 8,112.02 points and the EuroStoxx rose 0.17% to 5,755.93 points.

Yesterday on Wall Street

After remaining almost flat on Friday, U.S. indices ended Monday's session lower, as some profit-taking followed last week's bullish rally. The technology sector was the most affected, although the decline in indices was minimal and trading volume remained rather low during the holiday lull. The Dow Jones lost 0.51% to 48,461.93 points, the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.50% to 23,474.34 points, and the S&P 500 slipped 0.34% to 6,905.75 points.