LIVE MARKETS-Early morning headline round-up: results back in focus

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EARLY MORNING HEADLINE ROUND-UP: RESULTS BACK IN FOCUS (0545 GMT)

With (Other OTC: WWTH - news) risk appetite set to stage a recovery, investors also have a pretty big batch of

results to get their teeth into.

Carlsberg (LSE: 0AI3.L - news) raised its 2018 outlook and reported sales beat expectations, while German

consumer goods firm Henkel (LSE: 0IZ8.L - news) is seen falling after it trimmed guidance. Wirecard (IOB: 0O8X.IL - news) shares are tipped

to gain 5 percent at the open after it raised its full-year earnings guidance.

M&A news for Lagardere (Paris: FR0000130213 - news) could also spice up trading, while anger over Itay's Genoa bridge

collapse could continue to weigh on Atlantia (LSE: 0I2R.L - news) .

And from Russia, an interesting insight into miners' efforts to reduce the role of the U.S.

dollar as they investigate rouble-based payments schemes.

Carlsberg raises 2018 outlook, Q2 sales beat expectations

Henkel trims profit outlook as forex, raw materials costs bite

Dutch insurer NN Group's Q2 profit jumps 25 pct, beats estimates

Swisscom (IOB: 0QKI.IL - news) keeps targets after slight Q2 beat

UK casino operator Rank Group's FY profit falls 40 pct, revenue slips

Air France-KLM (LSE: 0LN7.L - news) unions bristle as Air Canada (Other OTC: AIDIF - news) exec tipped for CEO job

Lagardere agrees to buy U.S. airport food group HBF for $330 mln

Tullow Oil (LSE: TLW.L - news) expects to hit full output capacity at Ghana TEN field by 2020

Anger at Italy bridge operator as hunt for survivors goes on

Russian miners explore payment schemes eschewing dollar

(Helen Reid)

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MORNING CALL: TRADE TALKS OFFER SUPPORT TO MARKETS (0518 GMT)

European shares are called higher this morning as an attempt at a relief rally spreads from

Asian trading after China said it would hold a fresh round of trade talks with the U.S. in

Washington later this month.

Asian shares pulled away from one-year lows Beijing said it would hold the talks, although

Turkey's currency crisis and fears of an economic slowdown in China kept most markets in the

red.

Spreadbetters expect London's FTSE to open 20 points higher at 7,518, Frankfurt's DAX to

open 49 points higher at 12,212 and Paris' CAC to open 14 points higher at 5,319.

(Helen Reid)

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(Reporting by Helen Reid, Danilo Masoni, Julien Ponthus and Kit Rees)