Pretty much no movement in the open for European stock markets

  • Eurostoxx opens flat on the day
  • Germany's DAX opens flat
  • UK's FTSE +0.1% (fresh record high again)
  • France's CAC 40 -0.1%
  • Italy's FTSE MIB +0.1%
  • Spain's IBEX opens flat

A hint that a quiet session is up ahead, maybe?

Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closes the day higher by 0.2% at 29,919.15. The index finishes the year up by a staggering 36% - the biggest % gain in the index since 2009.