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
Google (GOOG.O) Q1
Baxter Intl. (BAX) Q1
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB.O) Q1
Gannett (GCI) Q1
Genuine Parts (GPC) Q1
Harley-Davidson (HOG) Q1
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Q1
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG.O) Q1
People's United Financial (PBCT.O) Q1
PPG Industries (PPG) Q1
Sherwin-Williams (SHW) Q1
Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) Q3
MACROECONOMIC DATA (GMT):
0715 CH Producer Prices for March
0800 IT March Consumer Prices
0900 EZ Industrial Production
0900 EZ Consumer Prices
1230 US Building Permits
1230 US Housing Starts
1230 US Weekly Jobless Claims
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