LIVE MARKETS-On the radar: Investors back to the stock market

* European futures in positive territory

* Crude futures still under pressure

* Wall Street futures slightly up Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of European equity markets brought to you by Reuters stocks reporters. You can share your thoughts with Thyagaraju Adinarayan (thyagaraju.adinarayan@thomsonreuters.com), Joice Alves (joice.alves@thomsonreuters.com) and Julien Ponthus (julien.ponthus@thomsonreuters.com) in London and Stefano Rebaudo (stefano.rebaudo@thomsonreuters.com) in Milan.

ON THE RADAR: INVESTORS BACK TO THE STOCK MARKET (0650 GMT)

Another day in risk-off mood as concerns about coronavirus impact on the economy are keeping oil prices under pressure, but investors are back to the stock market after yesterday's selloff.

Futures on European bourses are in positive territory (Euro Stoxx 50 up 1%), while on the corporate front caution is the key driver as analysts expectations continue to deteriorate.

Companies listed on the pan-European STOXX 600 are now expected to report a 37% decline in earnings in Q2, down from a 34.2% drop forecast the week before, according to Refinitiv data. For the third quarter, analysts see now a 27.6% fall in earnings versus 25.5% a week ago.

Banks are expected to have to set aside billions for potential loan losses and profit hits when they report Q1 results. Unicredit said it would write down loans for 900 million euros.

ASM International widened its second-quarter sales outlook range, citing risks of possible disruptions to supply chains and logistical operations.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has drawn down on a 6.25 billion euro ($6.79 billion) credit line to buffer its cash reserves.

Gucci, whose sales in Asia were hit hard early in the coronavirus crisis, said it was premature to forecast how quickly China sales would rebound.

More than 70% of small and medium-sized British businesses have put at least some staff on leave and are waiting for government funds.

More signs of weakness from UK's economy, from the retail side. John Lewis Partnership warned that sales at its department stores division could crash by 35% this year in a worst-case scenario. Primark owner Associated British Foods will not pay an interim dividend and has booked a 284 million pound ($352 million) charge to reflect an expected lower value of stock when its stores reopen.

Then the batch of earnings reports: Akzo Nobel says sales decline will accelerate in Q2, Randstad sees tougher Q2, Telia Q1 lags forecast, Roche confirms sales and profit outlook, STMicrolecetronics is affected by declining automotive demand; Ericsson bucks the trend by beating Q1 estimates.

Back to banks, ten of the world's largest banks, including Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland Wells Fargo & Co as well as major U.S. banks, have been sued for allegedly conspiring over nearly 14 years to rig prices in the $9.6 trillion U.S. corporate bond market.

(Stefano Rebaudo)

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MORNING CALL: EUROPE ON PAUSE AFTER CRUDE SELLOFF (0548 GMT)

No clear trend is emerging so far this morning, but European stocks seem to be willing to pause for a breather after Wall Street and Asia stocks came under renewed selling pressure overnight.

The crude oil rout continues to weigh on markets though, sapping risk appetite out of it.

Investors are deeply concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy and are looking further into safe-haven bonds or currencies such as the dollar.

European futures are close to 1% up at the moment with Wall Street future also slightly in positive territory (+0.6%-0.7%).

So while there's currently no rebound in sight, there's also no further fall on the immediate horizon.

(Stefano Rebaudo)

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(Reporting by Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Joice Alves, Stefano Rebaudo and Julien Ponthus)