Yuji Sakai
London (UKX) +0.33% will close early for Christmas.
Germany (DAX:IND) closed for Chritsmas
France (CAC:IND) +0.38% set to close early. Prime Minister François Bayrou pledged to cut the country’s budget deficit to near 5%.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) moved 0.21% higher, supported by a