European futures edge lower
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EUROPEAN FUTURES EDGE LOWER
European shares were set to start the week a touch lower on Monday, as traders geared up for U.S. elections in just about two weeks and as Middle East tensions kept gold in demand, pushing the yellow metal to new lifetime highs.
EuroSTOXX50 STXEc1 and FTSE FFIc1 futures traded down 0.36% and 0.05% respectively, following a choppy session in Asia, where investors are increasingly looking for details from Beijing about planned stimulus measures to kick start its economy.
U.S. futures were also down slightly.
The earnings season meanwhile remained centre stage.
Big banks Deutsche Bank DBKGn.DE, Lloyds LLOY.L and Barclays BARC.L kick off Q3 earnings reporting for the sector this week, followed by UBS UBSG.S and HSBC HSBA.L the next.
In Monday's releases, car parts supplier Forvia FRVIA.PA, reported slightly lower Q3 sales, led by a 13.5% drop in China. It confirmed its guidance after cutting it last month.
In M&A, JAB agreed to buy Mondelez's stake in JDE Peet JDEP.AS for 25.10 euros per share.
Norway's largest bank DNB DNB.OL has agreed to buy Swedish investment bank and asset manager Carnegie from private equity firm Altor and minority owners for around $1.14 billion.
Eyes were also on software maker SAP SAPG.DE, which reports later in the day.
(Danilo Masoni)
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