was down 0.08% shortly after markets opened, with most sectors in negative territory. Mining stocks led losses, down 0.86%, while financial services stocks added 0.54%.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 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
fell to 44.38% on an annual basis in December, down from 47.09% in November. Economists had expected inflation to fall to 45.2%, according to a Reuters poll. Investors are also watching out for the latest inflation figures from Poland, as well as unemployment reports out of Germany and Spain and mortgage data from the U.K.Couple won the NYC housing lottery and bought a two-family house in Brooklyn worth $1.1 million for $727,365—take a look inside