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The market is largely listening to ongoing negotiations on the Brexit, with negotiations on Britain 's departure from the EU remaining in stalemate. British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke Wednesday in Brussels with European leaders and assured them that the two sides could still reach an agreement.
Nevertheless, the leaders of the Brussels summit were left frustrated as Britain did not present any new proposals to solve the problem of the Irish border. Both parties agreed to continue the negotiations, although it was decided that progress made to hold a special summit next month was insufficient.
For companies, Ericsson, the Volvo Group, Novartis, Nestle and Unilever were to release their latest quarterly quarterly earnings report on Thursday morning.
In the United States, the last meeting of the Federal Reserve has revealed a broad consensus among policymakers about the need to continue to increase borrowing costs. Dollar and US Treasury yields reached their highest levels in a week on news.
In Asia, the broadest index of MSCI shares in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, plunged 0.2% on Thursday.
