STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Index futures point to mixed open
European equities are seen opening mixed, following a dip on Wall Street where weak housing data on Tuesday prompted investors to cash in recent hefty gains spurred by strong company earnings.
Futures for the Eurostoxx 50 STXEc1 are down 0.1 percent, Germany's DAX futures FDXc1 rise 0.1 percent and the French CAC 40 FCEc1 futures are flat.
Investors are bracing for more corporate results on Wednesday, with bellwethers such as eBay (EBAY.O), Morgan Stanley (MS.N) and Boeing Co. (BA.N) due to report results.
European stocks fell from one-year highs on Tuesday, with a big fall by Barclays (BARC.L) on a stake sale by Qatar dragging down financials.
MAJOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES REPORTING:
Home Retail Group (HOME.L) Interim
Cadbury (CBRY.L) Trade
Fiat S.p.A. (FIA.MI) Q3
Alfa Laval AB (ALFA.ST) Q3
Elan Corporation (ELN.I) Q3
Iberdrola (IBE.MC) Q3
SEB (SEBa.ST) Q3
Modern Times Group (MTGb.ST) Q3
BIC (BICP.PA) Q3
Tele2 AB (TEL2b.ST) Q3
Valeo S.A. (VLOF.PA) Q3 Continued...
