European markets set to open lower as geopolitical tensions linger

LONDON — European stocks are expected to unfastened little connected Thursday arsenic marketplace nerves linger implicit U.S. President Donald Trump's menace to annex Greenland.

The U.K.'s FTSE scale is seen opening 0.3% lower, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 are expected to beryllium somewhat beneath the flatline, and Italy's FTSE MIB is seen down 0.2%, according to information from IG.

Global markets person been focused connected rising geopolitical tensions this week aft the U.S.' deposing past play of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and past threats to prehend Greenland.

Wall Street closed little Wednesday, and defence stocks fell aft Trump said helium "will not permit" defence companies to contented dividends oregon banal buybacks until they code his complaints astir the industry, including enforcement wage packages and accumulation issues.

European markets person been connected precocious alert this week pursuing Trump's threats that the U.S. could usage subject unit to get Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark.

European defence stocks moved higher connected Wednesday, with the Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense scale adding 3% done the session, learning it its 4th consecutive time of gains.

Regional leaders person pushed backmost against Trump's takeover aims, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is owed to conscionable Danish officials adjacent week. Rubio has played down the menace of an invasion, saying Trump wanted to "buy" Greenland.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed overnight portion U.S. banal futures hovered adjacent the flatline.

Investors this week are awaiting the Supreme Court's opinions connected the legality of tariffs imposed by Trump expected connected Friday. The ruling could pb to immoderate imaginable marketplace volatility.

There are nary large net oregon information releases owed Thursday.