Yuji Sakai
London (UKX) +0.33% will close early for Christmas.
Germany (DAX:IND) closed for Christmas
France (CAC: IND) +0.38% set for early closing. Prime Minister François Bayrou promised to reduce the country's budget deficit to close to 5%.
Pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) moved by 0.21% moresupported by a