FRENCH ASSETS IN FOCUS INTO A KEY WEEKEND , GEOPOL ATTENTION ON TRUMP COMMENTARY RE . IRAN - NEWSQUAWK EU MARKET OPEN

What happened: APAC equities were mostly negative after a tech-led Wall Street selloff, with European futures pointing to a contained open. Geopolitical attention centered on Trump commentary regarding Iran. Key numbers: SPX -1.21% at 7,663, NDX -2.90% at 28,959, DJI +0.02% at 52,867, RUT +0.11% at 2,784. Crude bid by c. 0.7%. Why it matters: Weakness in AI-related names weighed on US stocks despite gains in the equal-weight gauge, and earnings beats from Lam Research and Meta were not well received. The tech rout spurred a flight to quality into Treasuries.

French assets in focus into key weekend with geopolitical attention on Trump commentary regarding Iran.

French assets in focus into key weekend with geopolitical attention on Trump commentary regarding Iran. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.