European stocks poised to open higher as earnings hold spotlight
Jeenah Moon | Reuters
Optimistic sentiment on the U.S. economy has been fueling a flurry of positive trading across the globe. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed at am all-time high on Thursday, while the Nasdaq Composite also hit a record high.
Better-than-expected earnings from Netflix , PepsiCo , United Airlines also helped lift U.S. indexes higher.
Overnight in the Asia-Pacific region, Australian stocks reached a record high after rising unemployment figures fueled bets of a rate cut from the country's central bank. Investors in the region were also reacting to a cooling inflation print out of Japan.
In Europe, investors are still monitoring trade tensions between the European Union and the United States.
— Chloe Taylor
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Good morning from London.
European stocks look set to move higher at Friday's opening bell. Futures tied to the Euro Stoxx 50 were last seen 0.35% higher.
Those tied to Germany's DAX index are around 0.45% higher, while futures tied to London's FTSE 100 were last seen up by 0.3%.
— Chloe Taylor
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