European shares set to open lower as gas prices rise and tech worries return
Euro STOXX 50 futures are down 0.5% as higher energy prices and fresh tech jitters outweigh easing bond yields, according to Reuters.
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what happened
European stocks, according to Reuters, are poised to fall at the open. Slightly lower bond yields and a calm night in France are being outweighed by another rise in energy prices and a new round of tech-sector unease. Euro STOXX 50 futures are down 0.5%, with FTSE futures falling by a similar amount.
European natural gas prices are sitting near their highest level since 2022. Analysts expect third-quarter earnings for the pan-regional STOXX 600 to rise 20.7% from a year earlier, a demanding bar. On Tuesday, Swiss engineering group ABB supported some optimism: a surge in spending on data centres that power artificial intelligence pushed its quarterly orders to a record.
why it matters
Investors remain cautious: high gas prices and lofty earnings expectations raise the risk of disappointment. ABB's record orders show that part of the market still leans on the AI theme.
market impact
European indices: pressure from gas costs and tech worries; ABB's record orders support the industrial sector
instruments
sources
- Europe before the bell: lots of worries to choose from — Reuters, 20 October 2026 at 06:45 UTC
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