LIVE MARKETS-Headlines roundup: eyes on Fiat Chrysler, Air France, TGS

* European shares set to open higher

* Trump tweets: 'talks with China going very well!'

* Asia shares climb to 3-1/2-week high

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HEADLINES ROUNDUP: EYES ON FIAT CHRYSLER, AIR FRANCE (Paris: FR0000031122 - news) , TGS (0659 GMT)

Turning to the corporate front, car maker Fiat Chrysler could be in focus following a

Reuters report saying the Italian-American automaker is nearing a settlement to resolve U.S.

allegations it used illegal software in a diesel pollution case. Earnings are also starting to

trickle in with revenue growth at Oslo-listed seismic surveyor TGS missing expectations, while

Air France KLM reported higher passenger traffic figures for December, although the airline

added that anti-government protests in France had hit its revenues.

Here's your headlines roundup:

Fiat Chrysler nearing U.S. diesel emissions settlement -source

TGS preliminary Q4 revenue lags forecast amid oil price uncertainty

Air France KLM December passenger numbers rise, but protests hit revenues

Swiss National Bank (LSE: 0QKG.L - news) expects 15 billion franc loss for 2018

Brussels casts doubt on IAG's no-deal Brexit flight plan -FT

Italy sets up 1.3 bln euro fund to cover Carige rescue costs

Airbus says it achieved 800 commercial aircraft deliveries in 2018

GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: GLAXF - news) to look for early-stage assets - CEO

Vinci (LSE: 0NQM.L - news) to finance 1.15 Bln euro expansion of Lisbon airports

Tokyo court rejects request to end Ghosn's detention - Jij

China's approval of DowDuPont soy poses challenge to Bayer (Swiss: BAYN-EUR.SW - news)

Top suspect in Vitol, Glencore Brazil bribery case arrested in U.S. -court

Dutch refuse Ryanair's right to fire pilots and cabin crew

(Danilo Masoni)

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TRADE OPTIMISM SEEN LIFTING EUROPEAN SHARES FURTHER (0635 GMT)

Growing investor optimism over a possible trade deal between Washington and Beijing has

lifted Asian shares overnight and is set to spill over to Europe today with financial

spreadbetters calling for opening gains on major regional benchmarks.

According to IG (Frankfurt: A0EARV - news) , London's FTSE is expected to open 75 points higher at 6,936, its highest

since Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) . 5, while Frankfurt's DAX is seen rising 133 points at 10,937, its highest since Dec.

13, and Paris' CAC to open 47 points higher at 4,820.

Even Trump has made his part in fuelling the widespread optimism.

Over in Asia, shares climbed to a 3-1/2-week high with MSCI (Frankfurt: 3HM.F - news) 's broadest index of Asia-Pacific

shares outside Japan up 1.5 percent to its highest level since Dec. 14.

(Danilo Masoni)

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