Bonds Rally In Risk Pullback

European stocks opened lower Monday as investors eye political developments in the U.K., where the fragile government of Theresa May faces a crucial weeks of tests that could result in a second election later this fall, and test the market's resilience to a troubling pullback in tech stocks Friday in the U.S.

Britain's FTSE 100 slipped at the open, according to financial bookmakers IG, with similar declines for most major indices around the region. Markets in France, however, will likely buck the trend as investors take confidence in a resounding win for President Emmanuel Macron's Republic on the Move party in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections.

Aldi is coming after Walmart's (WMT) - Get Report  grocery market share, as the German discount retailers says it will invest $3.4 billion to expand its U.S. presence.

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This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.