LIVE MARKETS-Early morning headlines round-up: UBS, ABB, Orange, Norwegian Air

* European benchmarks called lower

* Nasdaq (Frankfurt: 813516 - news) had worst day since Aug 2011

* ECB meeting in focus

* Earnings flow in from UBS (LSE: 0QNR.L - news) , ABB (LSE: 0NX2.L - news) , Equinor

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EARLY MORNING HEADLINES ROUND-UP: UBS, ABB, ORANGE (LSE: 0OQV.L - news) , NORWEGIAN AIR (0552 GMT)

It's looking like a stronger day for bank earnings with UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, reporting stronger than expected net Q3 profit which the lender put down to global growth prospects and monetary policy normalisation.

An industrial bellwether for Europe, engineering company ABB also reported slightly stronger than expected Q3 profit, saying its growth was improving around the world.

Bad news for the airlines sector, though, with Norwegian Air saying its unit cost has increased due to higher fuel prices, reporting Q3 results lagging forecasts.

And BE Semiconductor's results aren't going to provide any comfort to the chipmaker subsector and tech generally: the firm said its Q4 revenue is expected to drop up to 25 percent compared with the previous quarter.

UBS Q3 net profit beats estimates as Americas region shines

UBS sees wealth management inflows of at least 3 pct by 2021

ABB reports slight Q3 profit beat, sees positive global growth

Norwegian Air hit with rising costs due higher fuel prices

Telecoms group Orange's Q3 core operating profit rises 3 pct

Equinor cuts capex spending as Q3 profit slightly lags forecast

Lonza confirms 2018 outlook and mid-term guidance

Sweden's Alfa Laval Q3 order intake beats consensus

Russia, Real hypermarkets dent sales at Germany's Metro (Dusseldorf: 62M.DU - news)

Electronics retailer Ceconomy blames hot weather for poor sales

Covestro (IOB: 0RBE.IL - news) aims to cut costs by 350 mln eur from 2021

BE Semiconductor sees nearly 25 pct drop in Q4 revenue

Bank DNB Q3 lags forecast despite no losses

Mining gear maker Epiroc Q3 order intake misses forecast

Steinhoff says subsidiary Stripes U.S. Holding to hold restructuring meet

Bouygues Telecom in talks to buy phone services firm Keyyo

(Helen Reid)

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EUROPEAN STOCKS TO SLIDE AFTER BRUISING WALL ST SELLOFF (0532 GMT)

It's set to be another day of heavy losses for European stocks today after Wall St and Asian stocks sank overnight.

The Nasdaq had its worst day since Aug 2011 - losing 4.6 percent and confirming a correction - while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones erased their gains for the year as investors ran for safety from worries including disappointing earnings reports, Brexit uncertainty, Italy's budget row, upcoming U.S. elections and diplomatic tensions with Saudi Arabia.

Asian shares plunged as hundreds of billions of dollars haemorrhaged from global markets after a rout in tech stocks inflicted the largest daily decline on Wall Street since 2011, wiping out all its gains for the year.

On the slate for Europe today is the ECB meeting and a slew of earnings from UBS, ABB, Equinor, and more.

The FTSE 100 is expected to open 57 points lower at 6,905, the DAX is expected to open 100 points lower at 11,091, and the CAC 40 is expected to open 28 points lower at 4,925, according to CMC Markets (LSE: CMCX.L - news) .

(Helen Reid)

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