Earnings set to lift European bourses
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European equities were expected to open higher on Wednesday, driven by a number of positive earnings reports and oil prices dropping back below $69 a barrel.
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European equities swung higher on Tuesday after traders latched on to positive news from Germany and the US, giving battered cyclical stocks a lift.
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Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as strong earnings from companies, including Microsoft Corp, and a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped lift investor confidence.
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European equity markets moved higher on Friday as Wall Street's early gains tempted bargain hunters back into the fray.
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Strong earnings figures helped European equity markets make a positive start to trading on Tuesday but gains were pared by early afternoon amid weakness in the real estate, tobacco and pharmaceutical sectors.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, with support seen from solid earnings and a likely rise in tech shares after a management reshuffle at Dell Inc.  sent the computer maker's stock soaring.
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U.S. stocks were set to rise for a   second day on Thursday, buoyed by strong earnings and an   interest-rate pause by the Federal Reserve that reassured   investors about the outlook for continued profit growth.
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European equity markets looked likely to nudge higher at the open on Wednesday following overnight gains on Wall Street, but caution was expected ahead of weekly US crude inventory numbers in the midst of oil prices above &#36;50 a barrel.
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European stock markets rose on Thursday as investors seized on a flurry of bullish earnings reports, and after Tokyo hit a near seven-year high.
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U.S. shares are expected to rise on  Tuesday, with a focus on earnings from firms including  Affiliated Computer Services  and Applied Materials   and as Alcoa's shares   surged 9 percent  in German trade on bid speculation.
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European equity markets moved a little higher on Monday as industrial stocks were lifted by takeover speculation.
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Banks led European shares higher on  Monday ahead of this week's key earnings data which will show  their progress on writing down losses related to U.S. subprime  mortgages, while the dollar edged away from a 1-1/2 week low.
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European equity markets were expected to move cautiously higher on Wednesday, following on from an overnight rally on Wall Street, but awaiting testimony on monetary policy by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
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U.S. stocks could rise this week if  the first wave of quarterly earnings inject optimism about  results for the period and on economic growth that has  surprised on the upside.
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European stocks have soared as participants seized on positive earnings news, unchanged US interest rates and encouraging signs that the US economy was on track.
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European bourses are seen starting positively after a late spurt on Wall Street thanks to encouraging results from technology stalwarts IBM and Texas Instruments. A slide in oil back to &#36;53.30 from its &#36;55.33 peak on Monday also helped.
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European share indexes were slightly ahead by late morning on Tuesday, with gainers led by Credit Suisse after the bank set ambitious earnings targets and as a survey showed a pick-up in German investor confidence this month.