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European stock index futures pointed to a
fractionally lower start on Wednesday as shares took a breather after a two-day
rally that has set a key euro zone index on course to snap a streak of four
consecutive weekly losses.
At 0623 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50, France's CAC
and Germany's DAX were flat to 0.1 percent lower. Earlier, financial
spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open as much as 0.1 percent
higher.
The euro zone blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index recorded its biggest
daily gain year to date on Tuesday a s it rose 65.86 points, or 2.9 percent,
boosted by a well-received Spanish debt auction, an upbeat German economic
sentiment reading and positive U.S.
European stock index futures pointed to a
fractionally lower start on Wednesday as shares took a breather after a two-day
rally that has set a key euro zone index on course to snap a streak of four
consecutive weekly losses.
At 0623 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50, France's CAC
and Germany's DAX were flat to 0.1 percent lower. Earlier, financial
spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open as much as 0.1 percent
higher.
The euro zone blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index recorded its biggest
daily gain year to date on Tuesday a s it rose 65.86 points, or 2.9 percent,
boosted by a well-received Spanish debt auction, an upbeat German economic
sentiment reading and positive U.S.
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