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LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - European equity futures fell on Friday, with a leading regional equity index set for a weekly loss, as falling commodity prices put pressure on markets before a widely expected rise in U.S. interest rates next week.
Futures for the Euro STOXX 50 STXEc1 , Germany's DAX FDXc1 , France's CAC FCEc1 and Britain's FTSE 100 FFIc1 were all down by between 0.2-0.4 percent.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3 fell 0.2 percent on Thursday, having at one staged touched a two-month low.
The index is down by around 6 percent in December, losing ground after the European Central Bank disappointed some investors with only limited new economic stimulus measures this month, and the index is also down 2 percent this week.
COMPANY NEWS:
AMS AG AMS.S :
Swiss-listed Austrian technology group AMS AMS.S said it was surprised by a newspaper report that it had run into problems with key contracts to supply Apple AAPL.O , which knocked its shares down by a fifth on Thursday.
BMW BMWG.DE :
The Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board approved the sale of the new 2016 BMW diesel X5 after government testing found no evidence of software to evade emissions standards, the government said Thursday.
BOUYGUES BOUY.PA /ORANGE ORAN.PA :
France's Economy Minister said he did not oppose in principle a consolidation of the country's telecoms sector to three operators from four, as state-controlled telecoms group Orange ORAN.PA started talks about possibly buying a stake in Bouygues Telecom BOUY.PA .
ENEL ENEI.MI :
Italy's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Enel ENEI.MI for alleged abuse of a dominant market position, potentially casting a shadow over the power utility's efforts to help the government roll out a domestic fiber-optic network.
Germany's top utilities may be given the option of paying a billion dollar surcharge to offload their liability for dealing with the costs of decommissioning nuclear power plants, a German magazine reported on Thursday.
FIAT CHRYSLER FCHA.MI :
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it is fining Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV $70 million for failing to report vehicle crash deaths and injuries since 2003.
KBC KBC.BR :
Belgian financial group KBC KBC.BR will repay all the state aid it received at the height of the financial crisis before the end of the year, the group said on Friday, bringing to an end a long period of divestments and restructuring.
RENAULT RENA.PA :
Eleventh-hour talks to resolve a power struggle over French government influence at Renault RENA.PA are making headway, sources said, ahead of a Friday deadline set by the carmaker and Japanese alliance partner Nissan 7201.T .
STANDARD CHARTERED STAN.L :
Standard Chartered STAN.L said it raised 3.3 billion pounds ($5 billion) through a rights issue. The Asia-focused lender launched the rights issue last month to bolster its balance sheet.
UNICREDIT CRDI.MI :
UniCredit CRDI.MI will have to meet a capital ratio of 10 percent from Jan. 1 following the European Central Bank's so-called Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP), the Italian lender said on Thursday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks head for weekly loss, China yuan hits 4-1/2-yr low MKTS/GLOB
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