STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-index futures point to higher open
European stock index futures point to a higher start, with energy and mining shares seen rising on buoyant commodity prices, while reassuring comments from Intel (INTC.O) overnight may boost market sentiment.
Futures for the Eurostoxx 50 STXEc1, Germany's DAX FDXc1 and the French CAC 40 FCEc1 are up between 0.8 and 0.9 percent.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 lost 0.2 percent on Tuesday. The index has surged 32 percent since reaching a floor in early March.
MAJOR MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS/EVENTS (GMT):
0645 FR HICP Apr
0900 EZ Ind prod Mar
1100 US Mortgage index w/e
1230 US Export prices Apr
1230 US Import prices Apr
1230 US Retail sales Apr
1400 US Bus Inv Mar
MAJOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES REPORTING:
Q1 Telekom Austria AG (TELA.VI)
Q1 Bekaert Trade (BEKB.BR)
Q1 Dexia (DEXI.BR)
Q1 H. Lundbeck (LUN.CO) Continued...
