European equity markets were set to open higher on Tuesday, rebounding from the previous session’s losses as risk appetite improved, even as investors continued to weigh concerns over AI-related disruption, shifting US tariff policies, and ongoing geopolitical tensions. Markets largely shrugged off Monday’s AI-driven selloff on Wall Street, with Asian technology shares advancing to new record highs.
On the trade front, US President Donald Trump warned that countries that “play games” with existing trade agreements could face higher tariffs, though key trading partners have so far kept current arrangements in place.
Investors are also awaiting French business confidence data for February and will be scrutinizing earnings releases from Standard Chartered, Endesa, Telefonica, and other major corporates. In premarket action, futures on both the Euro Stoxx 50 and the Stoxx 600 were up around 0.2%.
