Europe set for steady start; M&A eyed
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EUROPE SET FOR STEADY START; M&A EYED
European shares were set for a slightly positive start on Tuesday, as investors geared up for Friday's inflation data ahead of an expected rate cut by the European Central Bank next week.
EuroSTOXX50 STXEcv1 futures added 0.1% and S&P 500 ESc1 contracts also inched higher, with Wall Street reopening after a long holiday weekend, kicking off a shorter one-day settlement period for trades. London also reopens.
Corporate news was thin, given that over 90% of companies in Europe have released their earnings updates.
There was some fresh M&A and IPO activity to focus on.
Dutch lender ABN Amro ABNd.AS agreed to buy private bank Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe for 672 million euros ($730 million), strengthening its position as one of the top three wealth management firms in Germany.
Japan's Asahi Kasei 3407.T will buy Sweden's Calliditas Therapeutics CALTX.ST for an equity value of 11.8 billion Swedish crowns ($1.12 billion).
Over in the UK, investors will watch Persimmon PSN.L after Sky News reported on Saturday the homebuilder was weighing a 1-billion pound ($1.28 billion) bid for Legal & General's LGEN.L Cala unit.
In new listings, German wheelchair maker SunriseMedical said it planned to raise 250 million euros ($271.85 million) in an initial public offering in Frankfurt this summer.
Endesa ELE.MC, Iberdrola IBE.MC and other energy stocks in Madrid were also on the radar after reports Spain is mulling scrapping a windfall tax for energy firms.
(Danilo Masoni)
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