Tillerson calls the u. S. Military strikes a message to nations including north korea, as he touches down for the g7 meeting. Shares of stada soars. And the urt gets a boost after the adviser sends a letter to investors calling for the miners to stop the Core Drilling structure and spin off of the business. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to street signs. I thought i was being smart is this morning. I looked at the markets when they initially opened. Completely flat, a bit of red, a bit of green. And now theres more red. More red . It there is, yeah. A bit more red. Smaller markets just hanging on it to that spot of optimism, by and large, more negative within the last hour of trade. And european markets reflecting exactly that. Keeping in mind we have the much anticipated payroll figure on friday. Maybe its a wait and see scenario on this mornings Early Morning trade. When it comes to the sectors, reflecting what weve seen on screen, the oil and fuel and beverages, basically higher by just over a percent. Leaders across europe, saudi arabia and japan have expressed their support for the United States missile attack on friday. Allies of Bashar Al Assad said, however, the United States air strike had crossed red lines. In a Statement Released by a joint command center from a troop of russia and irangovernment backed militias they said they would respond to any force of an aggressor. United states ambassador to the u. N. Nikki haley said they wanted to send a message to syria that United States would that longer stand by to watch atrocities take place in their country. She spoke on nbcs meet the press. Of course, its to defeat isis. Its also to get out of the Iranian Air Force which we think is causing so much friction and more issue information the area. Then weve got to go and make sure that we actually see a leader that will protect his people. And clearly, assad is not that person. Now, the syrian war is also expected to dominate the agenda to the g7 meeting which continues today in italy. The u. S. Secretary of state is among the invitees. Rex tillersons comments come on the eve of his first diplomatic trip from moscow. Its going to be an interesting one this time around given the geopolitical tensions that have been increasing over the last couple of days . Reporter you know, this meeting was present to be preparatory for the heads of states to meet specifically at the end of may. Theres a number of items on the agenda including, north korea, libya and on a Syrian Air Base last week. Rex tillerson, the u. S. Secretary of state traveling here on the back of public speeches announcements which hes given over the weekend in which he said the priority is not necessarily the ouster of president Bashar Al Assad in syria, but its still the fight against isis as we heard from ambassador nicki nickly, ambassador to the u. N. Here this will be a chance in italy for g 7 Foreign Ministers from italy from france, from germ money, from uk, from canada to grill will tillerson what it is the white house wants to do visavis syria. Whether the regime has pushed for a change. The Obama Administration clearly not pressing too aggressively for that. This is a question that a lot of people asking questions about. And that clarity is something that Rex Tillerson will have to take with him to moscow tomorrow afternoon. Villa marx joining us live from luc ka. Mike jacob is here. What do you think well get out of g7 . Will we get more clarity on the longerterm u. S. Stands . I highly doubt it. Hes been quite clear what he thinks, the trouble is thats quite different than what nikki haley is suggesting. Meanwhile, we havent heard much from donald trump. Weve got two different positions from u. S. Senior figures. We dont know what the overall message is. And tillerson will lay out his thoughts once again. Looking at figures from the council on Foreign Relations the u. S. Dropped 26,171 bombs over the course of 2016. Actually, it might be more, if you have multiple bombs that can be tracked to one attack basic will, 12, 192 were dropped in syria. Why should we be viewing this attack or this attack this bombing as anything different than what weve seen as the 12,000 something bombs already . Well, i assume, i havent seen the figure, the majority of those were directed at isis. Whereas this attack not only was it to the administration but directly to the chemical attack last week. This is a difference. Thats not to say that the u. S. Has acted differently in the middle east for the entire intention thus far. This is something different. What we dont know is whether were going to see any more attacks of this sort. Again, weve heard different message. Weve heard nickki haley saying that assad has to be removed. And Rex Tillerson saying if there are any more attacks, the u. S. Would react. And an enormous amount of uncertainty. Mike, based on the premise that this really was a oneoff, that the u. S. Administration under donald trump simply doesnt have a strategy when it comes to assault, when it comes to fighting isis, when it comes to fighting syria as a whole, has the attack made things a lot more complicated or worse because theres always another retaliatory strike when it comes to chemical weapons . Yes, absolutely. I mean, there are so many moving parts but its not sure exactly to make out the implications. I wouldnt use the phrase that it was an easy piece before hand. Thats too kind of a situation. People are still die, tens of thousands, prior to this attack. What this is a slow grow, which has shaken everything up. A lot of blame has been put on president obama for not acting quickly back in 2013 when we first saw the real evidence of chemical attack happying ih the syrian people. Theres been a lot of talk of that over the weekend. Do you thank you would have made a difference with the situation in syria . Or do you think no u. S. President can make peace in syria . Gosh, thats impossible to answer. Obamas key reason for not acting in 2013, he wanted guarantees from the military that they could destroy the chemical weapons that syria used. And he couldnt get those. Nevertheless, al assad came out emboldened. Now, we have to decide whether the u. S. Is stronger now than then . I mean, its very easy for trump to criticize obama. Theyre two very different valid points on why and whether assad should be taken out or not. You know, whether thats the regime shift thats needed in order to shift syria. Also, if you can, by the way. Sure, sure. Absolutely. But the u. S. Administration and assad actually have a lot in common which primarily is containing isis. Sure. Theyre both trying to do that. Is it the right route that were sighing to show the ajeem that we regime that were looking at tillersons comments . Again, something so murderous as assad against his own people, it seems like the decision to make. If you knew getting ready that it would create this vac which isis has shown they are willing to step into. So, the u. S. Has a very bad history when it comes to what we do after the bombing. It left a very bad situation in iraq. And i think it was a real worry amongst some of the u. S. Government they would repeat that. Possibly in even a worst situation in syria, which is why were getting mixed messages at the moment. Thursdays air strike was primarily driven by impulse. Thats why we saw images of children dying. Is it possible if he saw images coming from north korea that he would respond with the same kind of force . I think youre making an assumption yourself suggesting it was him watching tv that committed to the air strike. For the russians view, their view is this was planned a long time in advance. My instinct would be the first thing to do with north korea is to put more pressure on china. And china is north koreas supply line. On the other hand, u. S. And tillerson made quite aggressive comments to suggest if china is not interested in this, then theyll take action. Mike, thank you for that. I know all of the question, impossible to answer at this point. Mike jakeman, economist at the intelligence units. At least 45 people have been killed many more than 100 injured after two separate blasts in egypt during the sunday services. In the city of tanta, it was followed hours later at st. Marks cathedral in alexandria. Egypts president has declared a thr threeweek state of emergency. Swedish police say a man suspected of driving a truck into a crowd in stockholm had expressed sympathy with isis. Police say he was wanted for failing to comply with the deportation order. One of those was spotted by the ceo in the Music Streaming Service to pay tribute to the British National saying the company would focus efforts on supporting his family. Still coming up on the show, barclays under the microscope. Ceo jeff staley faces an investigation after allegedly breaking whistleblower rules. Well be back in a moment. Hi, everyone. Welcome back to, youre still watching street signs. Shares in german drugmaker stade has hit the top 600 after the takeover by firm cinven and bain. Stada rejected bids of 3 billion euros. Stocks are trading higher after the New York Times reported that the takeover of the lee. Hong kong billionaire has been gradually increasing his shares since the brexit vote. Shares in elliott unlocking a plan to unlock shareholder value. The letter details a proposal to modify structure into an australianheadquartered company to deemerge. And the consist valueoptimized capital return policy. The firm said it holds a long economic interest in boc. And rio tinto trading higher due to lower earning. The company said that nearly three quarters of the 4 million went to australia. Lets get a deeper view of the markets with the head of if you want research at dolphidolphin. If you take a look at last week, theyre pretty much flat. European markets seemingly down. What is to keep the market from up and down . Is it earning season . What do you think it is . The market has definitely lost momentum. Maybe its distraction. Maybe its the financial situation, making it more expensive, et cetera but, youre right. I think there is definitely scope for better earning this quarter, indeed, moving forward. In a fourweek projection. Maybe the Analyst Community underestimated earnings this year. Perhaps every other year to estimate. Yeah, in the short term, i think well keep you are eyes on this fund selection. There say market with negative outcome, compared to what weve seen in prior years, if we can avoid that one, i do think markets may rally on that move. Until then, though, a little bit of uncertainty, despite you do say overweigh european equities at the expense of american equities. We hear this time and time again at what point do valuations in europe actually catch up with those in the u. S. . To your point, its not a new message. In fact, its been a disappointing trade in years past. I dont think weve only recently moved into this profit from u. S. Into europe. I do think theres Political Risk weighing on europe. At least the french election, this german election just beyond the summer. But i think were seeing better Economic Performance in europe, the pmi and the data, the soft data looks good. Unemployment continues to fall. And there is a sort of delta, or sensitivity that europe has with the merging markets relative to the u. S. You could get the chinese on here that could undermine that, were not the chinese bear, were not the chinese bull. China avoids an economic hot landing, thats good for europe. Better for europe than the u. S. Then i look at things like the Thompson Reuters liquidator where they took funds out this past week, and the volatility index higher as well, those things should potentially indicate a pullback in equities . Well, i think a bump in the lows and markets are in a prime place for perfect taking because theres profits to be realized. You know, like i said, the dysfunctional or the function in washington at the moment, and the geopolitical challenges that continue to confront markets, were sure that they can create, or continue to create bouts of volatility. Economic fundamentals is okay. With more people working each month in the prior month but the consumer and Business Confidence is high. So, taking that into account then, and taking that as a premise for the argument, what should i be investing in . What are funds doing at the moment . I do think theres for europe over the urs, within that, i think theres a leaning towards values. Now, that is naturally going to take it to the financial trade. You know, there is this cheapness in todays stocks. But, you know there is volatility, associated to both. Depends on where youre coming from. Depends on your portfolio position. The core thinks you should be leaning into financials and industrials. You also said you like sterling. You think thats a bit oversold at this point. You also like uk assets. To what extent can that go hand in hand because we know that when sterling rises, that automatically falls . Youre absolutely right. Sterling strength isnt necessarily good news for a uk company earning because theres so much overseas. Overseas are actually doing okay, if the Global Economy is functioning okay, then sterling strength isnt so much of a headwind. Of course, within uk assets, uk markets, its a portion reflective of how uk performances is holding. If the uk performance is going to surpass a sort of modest expectation, not that youreeup. This is an interesting story, barclays will make a significant adjust to ceos jes staleys statements after he broke rules to whistleblowers to the bank. Negotiating after mr. Staley mistaken mistakenly provoked a letter from a person that was a whistleblower. Its interesting because it seems he didnt know any better, it seems he didnt know you dont identify a whistleblower. Its not known whetheren an oversight that will be forgiven apparently, he told the board about this. He was trying to protect the colleague that he thought was an unfair tax. He acted in best interest from what we know so far. Theyre docking his pay, 1. 3 Million Pounds and all of his annual bonuses. So there is going to be a knock on his back for this move, or lack of movement. Things are incredibly embarrassing to him, to be honest. We dont know what the whistle blowing was about, that would be nice one, you know. Its interesting, in terms hes trying to protect somebody, its unfair. The rules are the rules. It does seem, like youre saying, he acted out he generally wasnt clear what it was he was asking for. Maybe he needed more training. Maybe every ceo will be given the rules, the 101 on what do you tell whistleblowers. The board said they accepted his apology and have their unanimous confidence at this stage. Probably not the best monday morning for him. Maybe not. The bank of england was reportedly indicated in libor rigging. That it had influence. Telling a libor submitter to push it down due to the boe. Before the Treasury Select Committee in 2012. We need to take a short break, as usual, at this time of the day, check out World Markets live. Its our blog it runs throughout the day. Theres lots of good stuff. Find us on twitter, either louisabojesen or carolinroth. Well see you on the other side. Hell lorgs and welcome, yes, youre still watching street signs. Im carolin roth. Hi, everybody, im Louisa Bojesen and your headlines this morning. Tensions over syria keep markets on edge. Russia and iran say american air strikes crossed red lionses, while the u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Said removing Bashar Al Assad is a top priority. Weve got to make sure that we actually see a leader that can protect his people. And clearly, assad is not that person. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson calls the u. S. Military strikes a message to other nations including north korea, as he touches down in italy for the g7 meeting. Shares of stada soar after bank makers take over from german capital in 5. 2 billion euros. And the drop of the structure and the spinoff to the u. S. Petroleum business. Good morning, everyone. If youre just tuning in, lets show you what u. S. Futures are doing at this Early Morning hour. 4 1 2 hours away from the u. S. Market open. Here you negotiation on friday, you saw markets ending fractionally lower. The u. S. Markets for the week didnt do much. The focus was on safe haven flows and on the geopolitical picture given the north korea talk. The xetra dax is actually off by a few points. The cac 40 off. And the ftse 100 off, with the rio tinto and hp with shareholder calls. Lets show you whats happening on the currency markets. Were seeing the dollar balance to some extent on the back of hawkish comments coming from william dudley. Euro dollar currently changing hands at 105. 80. And the dollar against the japanese yen, 111. 33. The safe haven at the end. Oil prices trading higher despite the conflict in syria. Gains are seen as lilted due to the 12weekly rise of drilling. Global market head of strategy is with us in the studio at this time. Good morning, harry. Good to see you. We have an oil crisis thats been relatively stable when looking back to the last two years of oil. Looking back to 2016, 60 a barrel excuse me, beginning of 2015. Beginning of 2016, 26, 27 n 2w were around v. Whats driving us throughout the rest of the year . I think a lot of whats been driving oil prices is going to stay. The supply side to market. We have two dynamics, u. S. Share oil progressing. On the other hand, we have opec essentially trying to reduce global supplies to stabilize a price. And at the same time introduce a new octave which to reduce the oilconsuming countries back down to their fiveyear average. The geopolitical tensions that have been rising of late, is that going to have a marketed impact on the price of oil, do you think . As with the case of oil in the middle east, everything that happens in the middle east of a geopolitical nature always tends to make the markets jittery. We saw that with the air strikes on syria. The oil price jumped up and quickly came back down gwen. Now, we have other geopolitical disruptions with libya. Yes, it matters from a geopolitical perspective. And as you mentioned secretary of state Rex Tillerson is visiting europe and he will see his russian counterpart this week. Well see how that dynamic evolves. With the fear factor that were seeing in the market officially inflates the price of oil. If you before, from a fundamental picture, its not really changing anything. None of the supplies in the middle east of disrupted. At what point do you see the premium action taken out of the markets again if we do not see an impact and fundamentals . I think youre absolutely right. Stressing the point that the syria is not a supply issue. Syrian supply has been disrupted for a long time. Right now, theres no particular risk in terms of Production Centers and the rest of the middle east. Its really a question of geopolitics. Rex tillerson meets with his russian counterpart. Russia backs syria, the question is whats going to happen from all of this. I think thats an important part when you talk about geoPolitical Risk freedom and prices whether its going to keep on inflating or deflating. Its a matter of politics now. What does opec do with this geoPolitical Riskfree that were seeing theyre meeting on may 5th. If the oil price by then is still, if you will, artificially inflated by geopolitics, will you then say, you know what, were not going to extend because the oil price is high enough . Or are they simply going to look through this . I think beat yo politics may complicate instructions from saudi arabia and iran. But i think opecs overarching problem is excess supply in the market. And even if we have geopolitics concern, this is their primary issue and theyre going to have to address that. As far as were concerned at bnp paribas, theyve given themselves an objective, reduced inventories to a fiveyear average. Thats not feasible in the current period of supply. So if they dont cut, theyre going to have a surplus supply on their hand which is going to weigh down on prices. At the same time, given the market positioning, speculators are quite long on oil. Any coming from opec we risk seeing the liquidation of these positions and that could send the price lower, of course, thats not in their interest. How do you see russias role playing out in this, and the russian impact on oil . Well, the interesting aspect with extending supply cuts, weve been talking about opec, but there are nonopec countries that have participated in this supply of or restraint and theyve been led by russia. Right now, up until this morning, i should say, russia has been hesitant, reluctant, in participating in extension of cuts. The Energy Minister of russia came out today saying, well, theyre weighing in, theyre considering it. The question for producers generally is participation collectively. I suppose if we dont have collection action, then, of course, the whole process could be well, put into jeopardy. Your oil price target, i see youve made some small adjustments. Yeah. So, were not changing our price views too much. Were looking at the situation in the second quarter, wti will rise to 58 on average. And 58. For what opec is going to do, we expect them to extend cuts and mitigate them. Were trapped between these two dynamics that gives us a moderately constructive view on oil prices. Thank you very much. Global Market Strategies from bnp paribas. Vivendi has placed Telecom Italia on the list. Vivendi has been under criticism for having taken a media set. 21st century fox says it will investigate Sexual Harassment claims against fox news archer bill oreilly. Triggering the start of a legally required process. According to the New York Times fox and oreilly have already paid out 5. 2 million to five women who accused oreilly over harassment. Companies have pulled out including major automakers and pharma companies. Meantime, the u. S. Has ordered an Aircraft Carrier group closer to the korean peninsula. The Carrier Group called u. S. S. Carl vinson was instructed to travel north on saturday. The u. S. Military described it as a show. Trump aides offered few details on how the two countries intend stod Work Together in the future. Lets get out to Cnbc Sophia Yao in beijing. Its what is the response from the chinese media, obviously, they have to response, too . Absolutely. Chinese state media has been quite positive, covering this whole meeting between u. S. President donald trump and chinese president xi jinping is a constructive meeting, one that is friendly in tone. It went so well, actually in reality, that the two parties were able to come to an agreement to try to meet in the middle. Theres a 100day plan to try to tackle the bilateral adjustment between the two countries that the u. S. In particular that china will try to give u. S. Better access on thats Financial Sector experts and beef exports. Now analysts are cheering this because it means that consumers can have access to lower costs made in china goods and then some boost to production overall. Other experts like jpmorgan have pointed out is this a crucial moment for both sides to try to push the other to get greater access for all. For instance, the u. S. Can kind of seek china to give better treatment to Companies Operating here. So, this does mean for now at least, weve averted a trade war. That does not mean that well be breathing easy just yet. Keep the champagne on ice. If they dont see tangible results, theyll have to walk back and take a look at this relationship overall. Sort of rethink how that will be going forward. Still overall, the tone was optimistic. Trump said that the relationship was, quote, outstanding. That he was very honored to have xi and his wife visiting the u. S. And quote, goodwill was formed but only time will tell on trade. Xi saying there are a thousand reasons to get the chinese relations right. All in all, really, a successful first in person meeting for two World Leaders who have been on opposite sides, sitting now for the first time at the same negotiating table. Sophia thank you so much for that. And louisa was quite telling where jared kushner, trumps soninlaw was sitting. Right nexts to xi jinpings wife. He was the main person in talking to the China Ambassador to the u. S. Yes, hes been instrumental so far in terms of advising trump. Something completely different, Sergio Garcia has won the u. S. Masters. The spaniard beat Englands Justin Rose in a playoff to take his first major title. Its the First Time Since 1993 and 1994, europeans have won the title back to back, following Danny Willetts victory last year. Garcia is the third spanish title to win the title on what would have been seve bell le ballesteros. Apparently, seve is just one of two known by their first name, with arnie. Winning back to back. I golfer friends tell me its very significant. You know where they have that very last hole that they need to hit it into, its like that far away and they dont make it. I know. Still coming up on street signs, were talking about gold, but clashes as corsica clash. Well get the to the dramatic race to the elysees. The european parliaments chief negotiator said that theresa may should support american citizens who want to keep eu citizenship. In an article, he said he wants to make generous concessions to british citizens who dont want to lose u. S. Privileges. And with the italy finance minister, asked what italy can do to help make the Brexit Process as smooth as possible. Translator the uks decision to leave the European Union must be respected by governments of member countries who share or do not share that point of view. Now, we must develop negotiations which i believe right from the start the European Union and the British Government must be transparent about and put all of their cards on the table so as to build a relationship of trust. This is because the uk has chosen to start a breakup process but still remain a major player in europe. Lets say that the uk has decided to leave the union and we Must Find Solutions as obviously the United Kingdom cannot claim the benefits of the consequences. But i believe europe has full interest in establishing positive relationships, economically, commercially, military and defense. And on the Foreign Policy side of things we need to acknowledge a choice has been made. At the same time working to build a very positive relationship. Because the uk remains in europe and we must take this into account. Do you think that brexit poses any direct let to italys economy. Translator to the review, thieng brexit is a greater threat to the uk economy than it is to the economy of the European Union. So i believe in terms of the deal that is to be negotiated, as i said before, it must be very open and transparent. Its not as tease predict as those who see the catastrophic consequences. In my opinion those who have prophesized the magnificent consequences from the uk leaving havent taken into account the positive and negative interest points from both sides of the field. And it should be done in a more balanced manner. We must all try to maintain a certain restraint without extremism, without radicalism, without assuming that the uk will be involved in a failure because of its choice. Lets not even go back to the famous phrase that when theres fog in the channel, the continent is cut off. That is very much not the case. Greeces Prime Minister has said that debt relief is a condition of further austerity. S siprowland them that it was part of the deal on friday. As part of the package, athens agreed to cut spending by 1 in 2019, as well as commit to tax reforms. Fighting broke out in corsica when Marine Le Pen was speaking. About 50 protesters from the nationalist group which opposed the nationalist front demonstrated outside of the building. At least a dozen act that vish managed to fight their way in. Marine le pen at times in first rounds of the president ial race with 24 of the vote respectively. Meanwhile, melonchon has gained support with 18 of voter support. Claire joins us from paris. We just saw pictures of skirmishes there, were hearing that jeanluc melonchon is doing quite well. Whats the outlook in paris . Reporter were seeing four frontrunners, not three. Because melonchno is breathing down their neck, even showing hes ahead of the other candidate. Its the final stretch in this president ial election with two weeks to go, and as you see, we still have surprises. We havent spoken a lot about jean luc melenchon, because hes becoming a prom nents candidate. What does he want . Pretty extreme proposals. He wants to end the fifth republic. He also wants to renegotiate frances place within the eu, so that could lead to a frexet. And he also wants to get out of nato and renegotiate the international treaties. He wants a universal tax for expats and you have a 90 tax. So you see pretty extreme proposals. But the thing he has gained from the soushl socialist candidate slide in the polls. And you can see the two frontrunners sliding slightly. I mean, we still have the french people voting for the socalled antisystem candidates, because they all claim to be antisystem now. But also, you have to remember, that theres a lot of the risk of abosencou about sentenc is still high. And voters have pretty much decided who theyre going to vote for. Thank you so much. I want to bring in partner in open citizen. 40 of the voters are still undecided. Based on evidence from previous elections do they actually make up their minds two weeks prior to the election . Or is it actually a day of voting kind of thing that they say im going to vote for this one . Yes, this is definitely a very important point that youre raising, 36 are undecided who theyre going to vote for in the election that takes place in less than two weeks from now. So that means that the next two weeks will be obviously extremely crucial. Because these people, if they decide to go and vote will have to make up their mind as to who they will vote for. Whats important to keep in mind, current polls show that current participation is expected to toe show what is normal than a president ial election in france. Normally, youd expect about 80 participation. This time, the polls say only 66 are considering to go out and vote. Thats probably as a result of the fact that many people are disillusioned with french politics and dont know who to vote for at the end of the day. And because we have a lot of unconventional candidates, to say the least, this time around. And these two numbers of abscenion, and undecided voters. Considering a lot of candidate, 11 in total, a lot of those candidates want to get out of euro, or want to renegotiate france ace place. You have Marine Le Pen and all of the leftists in this campaign who want to go out of the European Union. Do you think frexit is only a matter of time even if its only for the elections . Lets say, when you addition the amount of voting intentions for all of the candidates that profrexit, pro leaving the euro, you actually get the majority of the french wanting to leave the eu. But when you look at the polls not the majority of the french want to leave the eu so thats quite ironic. What to take in mind here, all of the candidates propose a referendum on it. A current poll show that a majority of french actually want to stay in the European Union. I think even if we get a president that is proorganizing such a referendum, he would still need to get it. Do you think people are voting on issues or personalities . Both. In this case, in france, its a tworun runoff system. Its always very much focused on personalities at the end of the day. The french really want somebody whos able to govern the country, who has a very president ial allure. And who, you know, who essentially shows strength. Thats something that the french really like. So, on that front, they will definitely look for personality and for candor. But this time around, we obviously have issues talking about high unemployment levels in france. Security issues and about the European Union and the euro, because a lot of the candidates are against it. Just to pick up on one of the previous points about Voter Participation and voter decisions, how big a voter turnout do you think well ultimately see . Its difficult to say. I mean, what is interesting is that, again, when you look at the numbers, 80 have declared high interest in this election. While this number has been stable for several months already for quite some time. And i would argue as interesting is that high, you can expect more people to maybe go out and vote than what the polls are actually showing right now. On the other hand, quite a lot of people want to make a point, make a statement and say they disagree with whats happening in french politics right now so they dont go out and vote or they vote blank. So that might be one thing. And the second detail is the second round is on long weekend. People will prefer maybe to go on holiday eastern to go vote. That will have an impact as well, especially on candidates and cater to urban people on hold. Thats a good point. Maybe theyll go on holiday and not the voting booth. Thank you so much. A quick look the u. S. Futures . Yes, u. S. Futures, 4 1 2 hours away from trade. Implied open slightly higher on the righthand side of your screen there. Incidentally, weve got some emails coming in. To think about your name there, they call us port and starboard. Red and green today. Or christmas. Yeah. Thats what were looking at. European markets, xetra 100 seeing outperformance. The xetra dax and cac 40 trending down. Thats it for todays show. Im carolin roth. Im Louisa Bojesen. Worldwide exchange is up. Well see you tomorrow. Back tomorrow. Good morning, markets now, the polls look to battle back as markets come off the second negative week. And three u. S. Trucking Companies Reportedly ready to merge. Details coming up. And plus, a thrilling finish, Sergio Garcia wins his second title. Worldwide exchange begins right now. It is monday april 10th. Good morning, and welcome to worldwide exchange. On c nbc, im sara