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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Futures point to mixed open

Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:24am EST

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European stock index futures point to a mixed open for equities after steep losses in the previous session, with focus on technology stocks following news of a surprise rise in new software sales by Oracle Corp (ORCL.O).

Futures for the Eurostoxx 50 STXEc2 and Germany's DAX FDXc2 are down 0.1 percent but French CAC 40 futures FCEc2 are up 0.1 percent.

The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares lost 1.3 percent on Thursday, snapping a five-day winning streak. Investors will look to Germany's Ifo business survey for December, due at 0900 GMT.

MAJOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES REPORTING:

Porsche (PSHG_p.DE) INTERIM

Aggreko (AGGK.L) TRADE

Keller Group (KLR.L) TRADE

MAJOR U.S. COMPANIES REPORTING:

Carnival Corp (CCL.N) (CCL.L) Q4

MAJOR MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS/EVENTS (GMT):

0700 DE PPI Nov

0745 FR business climate Dec

0900 DE Ifo index Dec

0900 IT industrial orders Oct

0930 GB public sector finance Nov

1000 EZ foreign trade Oct

1530 US ECRI Weekly

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