2025.08.2805:56:16UTC+00European Markets Set for Muted Open

European markets were set for a cautious opening on Thursday, as investors continued to assess political uncertainties in France alongside the release of earnings from AI chip giant, Nvidia. Earlier this week, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou unexpectedly announced a confidence vote for the following month, an action anticipated to potentially unseat his minority government. Concurrently, Nvidia experienced a 3% decline in after-hours trading, despite surpassing second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, due to a second consecutive quarter where data center sales fell below projections. Additionally, investors are awaiting a series of European economic reports, including data on new car registrations, economic sentiment, and consumer inflation expectations. In pre-market activity, futures for the Euro Stoxx 50 and Stoxx 600 indices remained largely unchanged.