LIVE MARKETS-Futures point to a wilting start for European stocks

* European stocks futures decline

* Asian equities under pressure, Wall St rebounds

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FUTURES POINT TO A WILTING START FOR EUROPEAN STOCKS (0611 GMT)

It's actually not going to be a strong bounce today with little in the way of economic data

or company news to provide any relief or distraction from the overhanging dread about higher

barriers to trade. Euro area money supply figures are awaited, as well as French consumer

confidence and the Bank of England's Financial Stability Report.

Futures are down 0.1 percent for the main benchmarks, apart from the CAC 40 which is

managing a 0.1 percent rise.

"Markets appear to have gone risk on once again but remain wary of headlines on the trade

dispute," say Societe Generale (Swiss: 519928.SW - news) analysts. "Many of the flows will be associated with book tidying

ahead of the end of H1."

(Helen Reid)

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EARLY MORNING HEADLINE ROUND-UP: WHISKY WARS (0554 GMT)

Politics and trade wars dominate headlines this morning: the deadlock in Germany's coalition

continues, an automakers' association plans to warn Trump of a $45 billion cost to American

consumers from tariffs on car imports, and Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman said it would hike

prices on its whiskeys in some European countries to combat tariffs slapped on U.S. bourbon.

Pernod Ricard (TLO: RI-U.TI - news) and Remy Cointreau (Swiss: RCO.SW - news) could move on that news hurting Brown-Forman's competitiveness

in the region.

Here are the headlines to watch:

Norway sells remainder stake in SAS (LSE: 0O1W.L - news) airline

Santander among potential buyers for SocGen (Paris: FR0000130809 - news) 's Polish bank- sources

No deal yet for German coalition over migrant row - CDU lawmaker

Automakers to warn Trump of $45 bln higher vehicle costs if tariff imposed

Brown-Forman to hike Jack Daniel's prices in Europe to counter tariffs

China Three Gorges sounds out interest in EDP's U.S. assets - sources

Gabon oil workers threaten 15-day strike at Total (LSE: 524773.L - news) facilities

(Helen Reid)

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A BIGGER BOUNCE FOR EUROPEAN STOCKS (0526 GMT)

European stocks are seen opening higher today after their weak bounce yesterday petered out

with investors still not convinced they should buy the dip. Rising crude prices are likely to

support Europe's energy stocks while on the other hand metals and mining stocks could be dented

as copper just hit a 12-week low.

Asian markets stayed under pressure as weakness in Chinese stocks and the yuan weighed on

sentiment, while oil climbed as the United States pressured allies to stop buying Iranian crude.

Spreadbetters expect the FTSE 100 to open 30 points higher at 7,568, the DAX to open 64

points higher at 12,299, and the CAC 40 to open 21 points higher at 5,302.

(Helen Reid)

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