European Shares Seen Mixed At Open

European stocks are seen opening mixed on the first trading day of 2026 on Friday, following the New Year's Day holiday.U.S. equity futures ticked higher after the major indexes fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday to wrap up 2025. But full-year performance was robust, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallying by 20.4 percent for the year, the S&P 500 surging by 16.4 percent and the Dow adding 13.0 percent amid the euphoria around AI-linked stocks.Closer home, the Stoxx 600 index soared 17 p ...