Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC react to Venezezuela news
One of the helicopters carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrives after being captured by US forces in Venezuela overnight at Westside Heliport in New York City, USA January 3, 2026.
Jeenah Ay | Reuters
LONDON — European stock markets are expected to open in a mixed zone on Monday as global markets react to the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
of england FTSE index and France CAC 40 Germany is expected to open 0.6% higher DAX Italy with a 0.5% increase FTSE MIB According to IG data, it increased by 0.7%.
Global financial and oil markets are reacting to the dramatic developments in Venezuela over the weekend; The US has been carrying out attacks on the Latin American country before capturing President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Following the operation on Saturday, Maduro and Flores were flown to New York and charged with drug trafficking.
President Donald Trump said at a news conference on Saturday that the United States would “manage” Venezuela “until such time that we can have a safe, appropriate and reasonable transition.”
But US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to backtrack on those comments on Sunday, stating that Washington would use pressure to achieve its policy goals. He also did not say that the United States would rule Venezuela directly.
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors weighed whether Maduro’s ouster would affect OPEC member Venezuela’s oil shipments, even though the country produces less than 1 million barrels of oil a day.
Asia-Pacific markets traded higher overnight, while US stock futures were flat as traders tracked developments in the story.
It’s a quiet day in Europe on the data front, just looking at the unemployment figures in Spain.
— CNBC’s Liz Napolitano and Fred Imbert contributed to this market report.
