EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES TICK HIGHER
European equity futures are mostly higher on Wednesday as markets see to rebound from a soft performance the day before.
Euro STOXX 50 futures FESX1! are up 0.3%, Futures on the DAX
DAX1! and CAC (FCEc1) are up 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively.
There’s slight outperformance in the UK with FTSE futures Z1! up 0.7%. British stocks could be obtainting a boost from a weaker pound after soft inflation figures kept the door open for an interest rate cut from the Bank of England later this week.
Corporate news is relatively light heading towards the finish of the year, although Britain’s Bunzl BNZL warned that its operating margin was expected to be down slightly year-on-year in 2026.
Meanwhile energy names could be in focus as oil prices have jumped after U.S.












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