Major U.S. stock indexes opened little changed Monday ahead of a big week of bank earnings and inflation reports, while the U.S. bond market was closed. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 opened 0.

European markets closed on a firm note on Monday, extending gains from previous session as lower bond yields and hopes of a Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" helped underpin sentiment. US President Donald Trump's recent comments that there won't be any military action against Iran before the midterm elections in the US helped as well.