LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Monday, with traders citing concerns over U.S. budget cuts, Italy's political deadlock and Chinese plans for tighter controls on its property sector.
At 0702 GMT, the futures for the Euro STOXX 50 (Zurich: ^STOXX50E - news) , Germany's DAX (Xetra: ^GDAXI - news) and for France's CAC were all down by 0.6 percent.
