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European markets were on track to retreat when trading opened on Friday amid a rocky start to 2025 for stocks worldwide.

of Great Britain FTSE 100 Germany led the way, falling nearly eight places to 8,243 DAX down five spots to 19,988 and on the way to the French CAC 40 It was on track to drop 21 points to 7,369. of Italy FTSE MIB last time it will drop around 107 points to 34,430.

All over Europe Stoxx 600 closed higher on Thursday after a volatile first trading session of the year.

Investors weighed regional and global political uncertainty that could affect markets and the economy, including political instability in France, upcoming elections in Germany and potential tariffs under US President-elect Donald Trump.

On the European data front on Friday, investors will watch the latest inflation figures from Turkey and Poland, as well as unemployment reports from Germany and Spain and mortgage data from the UK.