LIVE MARKETS-Futures mixed
* European stocks futures open mixed
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FUTURES MIXED (0702 GMT)
Stock futures are pointing to an uncertain open in Europe this morning with the DAX seen up
slightly and the FTSE down just marginally, as investors reassess prospects of monetary policy
in the U.S. after concerns of faster rate hikes weighed in the previous session.
(Danilo Masoni)
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EUROPE'S EARLY MORNING HEADLINES ROUNDUP (06XX GMT)
Swiss Re (LSE: 0QL6.L - news) weighs SoftBank (Swiss: SOFB.SW - news) deal as 2017 profit beats estimates
Temenos confident it can accelerate sales at Fidessa - CEO
Sika (IOB: 0QMA.IL - news) earnings beat estimates as Saint-Gobain still looms
French group St Gobain's profits rise, eyes more earnings growth
Valeo (LSE: 0RH5.L - news) profit falls on R&D push, tax charge
Phoenix in talks over $4 bln purchase of Standard Life Aberdeen unit - source
EXCLUSIVE-Telecom Italia (Amsterdam: TI6.AS - news) picks Goldman and Credit Suisse (IOB: 0QP5.IL - news) for network spin-off
Italy's F2i, Rai Way raise bid for Telecom Italia's Persidera unit - sources
Bond changes insulate Avolon from HNA (Shanghai: 600221.SS - news) woes
EXCLUSIVE-EWE stake sale to attract interest from Macquarie, Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) -sources
Stobart in talks about potential deal with airline Flybe - source
Rio Tinto (Hanover: CRA1.HA - news) says changing structure, moving some staff
(Danilo Masoni)
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MORNING CALL: EUROPEAN BOURSES SET TO RETREAT (0619 GMT)
Good morning and welcome to Live Markets.
European shares look set to open up slightly after ending off lows in the previous session
on the back of a rebound at Wall Street on easing interest rate worries. The STOXX 600 is set to
end the week little changed little changed, stabilising 3.5 percent above the nearly 6 month-low
hit in the wake of the heavy sell-off earlier this month. The FTSE however is seen down slightly
today.
Over in Asia, shares rebounded as comments from a Federal Reserve official eased worries
about faster rate rises in the United States, while the safe-haven yen held on to its gains amid
heightened volatility across markets.
Here are your morning calls, courtesy of CMC Markets (LSE: CMCX.L - news) :
DAX is expected to open 30 points higher at 12,491
CAC40 is expected to open 11 points higher at 5,320
FTSE100 is expected to open 10 points lower at 7,242
(Danilo Masoni)
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(Reporting by Danilo Masoni, Helen Reid, Kit Rees and Julien Ponthus)