European stocks poised to open higher as earnings hold spotlight

What to watch today

It's another busy day on the earnings front, with Danske Bank, Saab, Skanska and Burberry among the regional companies set to update investors on their finances.

As for economic data, Germany will release its June producer price index figures, Italian construction output figures are due, and Spain will publish its latest balance of trade figures.

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Here‘s what’s moving markets

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.

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Opening calls

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%.

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