STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Futures point higher; Nokia, JPM eyed

European shares are expected to open higher after a late rally in the United States on signs that the economic slump was showing signs of abating.

DJ Euro Stoxx STXEc1 futures are up 1.3 percent, Germany's DAX futures FDXc1 up 1 percent and France's CAC-40 futures FCEc1 up 0.9 percent.

Later in the session, investors will assess first-quarter results from mobile phone giant Nokia (NOK1V.HE> and U.S. bank JPMorgan (JPM.N) as well as initial jobless numbers and housing data from the United States.

EUROPEAN COMPANIES:

Nokia (NOK1V.HE)

Roche (ROG.VX)

Carrefour (CARR.PA)

Accor (ACCP.PA)

Groupe Danone (DANO.PA)

Atos Origin (ATOS.PA)

Safran (SAF.PA)

Experian (EXPN.L)

Sulzer (SUN.S)

U.S. COMPANIES:

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Q1