EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES SIGNAL HIGHER OPEN
European equity futures point towards a slightly higher open on Friday although most major markets are still set for a negative week, driven by a stuttering tech sector.
Euro STOXX 50 futures 
FESX1! are up 0.2%, although the index is down about 0.9% so far this week, heading for a second consecutive weekly fall.
Major equity futures in Frankfurt 
DAX1!, London 
Z1! and Paris (FCEc1) are also a touch higher.
Given a dearth of official U.S. data – today should have brought us the monthly jobs report – investors are paying extra attention to earnings reports and other secondary economic figures.
On the corporate front today, IAG 
IAG, the British Airways owner and an indicator of transatlantic travel demand, reported a slight increase in third-quarter operating profit.
Meanwhile shares in British media group ITV 
ITV are called to open higher after the company confirmed it was in talks with Comcast’s Sky over the potential sale of its media and entertainment unit for 1.6 billion pounds, including debt.
(Samuel Indyk)
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