LIVE MARKETS-Opening snapshot: European shares fall after Fed as ECB looms

* European shares tumble 0.5 pct

* Eyes on ECB policy meeting

* Fed raises rates as expected

* VW fined 1 bln euros over emissions

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OPENING SNAPSHOT: EUROPEAN SHARES FALL AFTER FED AS ECB LOOMS(0718 GMT)

Sandwiched between two central bank meetings, European shares are selling off this morning

after a more hawkish than expected Fed signalled two more rate hikes this year, more than the

market had priced in.

Bank stocks are leading falls across European benchmarks with all the STOXX 600 sectors in

the red.

A crucial ECB meeting also awaits investors anxiously anticipating more concrete guidance

from Draghi on when to expect the end of QE.

Shining among the selling are Aveva, jumping 8.4 percent after its full-year revenues rose,

GN Store Nord (LSE: 0K9P.L - news) , up 8 percent after its GN Audio segment lifted its growth guidance, and Swedish

mobile operator Tele2 (LSE: 0QE6.L - news) after an upgrade from Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 - news) to "overweight" on higher synergy

potential after its Com Hem (LSE: 0QV0.L - news) merger.

Rolls Royce (LSE: RR.L - news) shares rose 3 percent after it announced 4,600 job cuts in a big restructuring.

Notable fallers include several UK stocks going ex-dividend (Persimmon (Frankfurt: 882058 - news) , Severn Trent (Other OTC: STRNY - news) , WPP (Frankfurt: A1J2BZ - news) ,

Intermediate Capital (Frankfurt: I2X2.F - news) ) and Pearson (Xetra: 858266 - news) suffering from a Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) downgrade to underweight.

(Helen Reid)

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THE OPEN (0652 GMT)

European shares are set to open lower with rate-sensitive sectors in the spotlight after the

Fed signalled two more interest rate hikes this year and ahead an ECB meeting that will debate

whether to end its asset purchases by year-end.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index has been moving within a tight 2-percent range since end

May and it is unlikely to deviate from that today with futures last trading down 0.4-0.6

percent.

Autos, recently hit by worries of higher US import tariffs, could also be in focus after

news of a 1 billion-euro fine for VW over emissions cheating and an FT report saying that

Renault CEO will likely step down before his mandate ends. VW shares are seen down 1 pct in

pre-market.

Other stock movers: Rolls-Royce to cut 4,600 jobs to save 400 mln stg a year (+1% pre-mkt);

GSK's two-drug HIV treatment meets main goal in late stage studies (+1-2% pre-mkt); Sweden's

Hexagon (LSE: 0GRX.L - news) says on track to reach 2021 targets; Italy's Acea chairman should resign - Deputy PM to

radio; Fashion retailer Gerry Weber issues a profit warning and said it was implementing a

restructuring programme (-7% pre-mkt)

For more headlines check out the previous post.

(Danilo Masoni)

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EARLY MORNING HEADLINES ROUND-UP: AUTOS IN FOCUS (0554 GMT)

Turning to corporate news that could move single stocks today, here are the top headlines

that caught our attention.

It looks that the auto sector, recently hit by worries the US could apply higher import

tariffs, could be in the spotlight with VW fined 1 billion euros over emission cheating and a

report saying Renault CEO will likely step down before his mandate ends.

VW fined 1 bln euros by German prosecutors over emissions cheating

Renault (LSE: 0NQF.L - news) 's Ghosn likely to step down as CEO before term ends- FT

Ford says fuel cell venture with Daimler (IOB: 0NXX.IL - news) will close

Mind the gap - Thyssenkrupp (IOB: 0O1C.IL - news) in value struggle with Tata Steel (BSE: TATASTEEL.BO - news)

Pernod Ricard (TLO: RI-U.TI - news) wines delayed at Chinese ports amid strained ties with Australia

UK watchdog to complete enforcement probe into RBS (LSE: RBS.L - news) business unit in July

FDA finds deficiencies in Mylan (Hamburg: 27249935.HM - news) 's generic version of GSK's Advair

Italian banks to shed 70 bln euros in bad loans this year -PwC

Britain's Sky (Frankfurt: 893517 - news) , Perform win broadcast rights for Italy soccer

Britain's crime agency investigating Dixons Carphone (Frankfurt: CWB.F - news) cyber attack

Italy's top court rejects appeal to stymie Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) , Eni (LSE: 0N9S.L - news) corruption trial

Italy's Benettons tap GIC among bidders for Cellnex holding vehicle - sources

Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) 777X orders -sources

Retelit (Frankfurt: EAEN.F - news) to challenge Italian government's use of 'golden powers'

And here some top market headlines:

> Asian shares slip on Fed hike, trade fears and soft China data

> Wall St falls as Fed signals two more hikes this year

> Nikkei drops, risk sentiment hit by hawkish Fed tone, trade war worries

> U.S. yields climb after Fed flags 2 more rate hikes this year

> Fed-driven dollar surge fades, focus moves to ECB meeting

> Gold slips as Fed signals more rate hikes, but trade worries limit losses

> Copper slips to near one-week low after soft China data

> Oil falls on lower China refining activity, fresh U.S. crude output record

(Danilo Masoni)

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MORNING CALL: EUROPEAN SHARES SEEN DOWN AFTER FED, BEFORE ECB (0513 GMT)

European shares are expected to open lower this morning after the Federal Reserve raised

interest rates and signalled two more hikes this year and ahead of the European

Central Bank meeting that will debate whether to end its huge asset purchases by year-end

.

Here are your morning calls, courtesy of David Buik at CORE SPREADS.

Over in Asia, the Fed's more hawkish tone in forecasting a slightly faster pace of

tightening drove shares lower, while concerns about U.S.-China trade frictions kept investors on

edge. Here are the highlights of our latest global markets report.

* Fed raised rates as expected, sees 2 more rate hikes this year

* Concerns about U.S.-China trade war cast shadow

* China data surprisingly soft

* Dollar quickly loses steam after jump on Fed, focus on ECB

(Danilo Masoni)

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