Muscat: markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday: temporarily reassured by the continuation of the truce in West Asia, in an inflationary environment marked by oil prices and interest rates remaining at high levels.

According to Qatar News Agency, after a few minutes of trading, Paris's CAC 40 index once again crossed the symbolic 8,000-point threshold, reaching 8,014.75 points, which is an increase of 0.33 percent. Frankfurt followed the same trend, with a rise of 0.52 percent.

London's FTSE 100 also saw gains, advancing by 0.48 percent. Meanwhile, Milan experienced a slight increase of 0.16 percent, following a decline the previous day.