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LIVE MARKETS-Morning call: European stocks seen opening higher

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets brought to you by Reuters stocks reporters and anchored today by Kit Rees. Reach her on Messenger to share your thoughts on market moves: kit.rees.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net

MORNING CALL: EUROPEAN STOCKS SEEN OPENING HIGHER (0626 GMT)

Good morning. European stocks are seen rising today, building on yesterday's gains as investors await the result of the U.S. Fed's policy meeting.

Financial spreadbetters expect Britain's FTSE to open 13 points higher, Germany's DAX to gain 45 points and France's CAC to advance 10 points.

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Overnight, China and Hong Kong stocks enjoyed gains, while a rise in energy stocks supported Wall Street.

The focus could once again be on tech stocks after Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB - news) 's shares slid a further 2.6 percent on Tuesday as it faces questions from U.S. and European lawmakers over reports political consultancy Cambridge Analytica may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million users.

(Kit Rees)

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