European Markets Seen Opening Positive On Monday

Market Sentiment - European stocks are expected to open positively due to easing tensions between the U.S. and China, with global sentiment improving as U.S. officials adopt a conciliatory tone [1] - Wall Street closed positively on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average increasing by 0.52% to 46,190.61 and the Nasdaq Composite also rising by 0.52% to 22,679.98 [2] - European markets closed negatively on Friday, with Germany's DAX dropping 1.8%, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 down 0.86%, and the pan-European Stoxx-50 declining by 0.79% [3] Futures and Indices - Current European stock futures indicate positive sentiment, with DAX Futures up 0.7%, Stoxx 50 Futures up 0.80%, and FTSE 100 Futures up 0.40% [4] - American stock futures are also trading positively, with the DJIA up 0.30% and the S&P 500 up 0.40% [5] Asian Markets - Asian stock markets are trading positively, with Japan's Nikkei 225 surging 2.9%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumping 2.3%, and South Korea's KOSPI increasing by 1.4% [6] Currency and Commodities - The Dollar Index is trading at 98.41, slightly below the flatline, while the EUR/USD pair has rallied 0.18% to 1.1673 and GBP/USD has increased by 0.13% to 1.3443 [7] - Gold prices have risen by 1.6% to $4,280.04 after a decline on Friday [7] - Both crude oil benchmarks are trading below the flatline, with Brent Crude Futures at $61.10 and WTI Crude Futures at $56.97 [8] Earnings Updates - Upcoming earnings updates from the region include companies such as Sandvik, Danone, and Zegona Communications [9]