LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE to open 25 to 18 points higher, or up 0.4 percent, Germany's DAX .GDAXI to open up 24 to 11 points, or 0.2 percent higher, and France's CAC 40 .FCHI to open 25 to 17 points higher, or up 0.5 percent.
MAJOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES REPORTING:
Wolters Kluwer NV
Q3 2015 Wolters Kluwer NV
Trading Statement Release Mapfre SA
Q3 2015 Mapfre SA Earnings
Release Grifols SA
GRLSbn.MC Q3 2015 Grifols SA Earnings
Release Bureau Veritas SA
Q3 2015 Bureau Veritas SA
Corporate Sales Release Evonik Industries AG
Q3 2015 Evonik Industries AG
Earnings Release Engie SA
Q3 2015 Engie SA Earnings
Release Gas Natural SDG SA
Nine Months 2015 Gas Natural
SDG SA Earnings Release Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland Interim
Management Statement Release Marks and Spencer Group PLC
Half Year 2015/2016 Marks and
Spencer Group PLC Earnings
Release Persimmon PLC
Q3 2015 Persimmon PLC Trading
Statement Release ING Groep NV
Q3 2015 ING Groep NV Earnings
Release NN Group NV
Q3 2015 NN Group NV Earnings
Release Ageas SA NV
Q3 2015 Ageas SA NV Earnings
Release Hannover Rueck SE
Q3 2015 Hannover Rueck SE
Earnings Release Legal & General Group PLC
Q3 2015 Legal & General Group
PLC Interim Management
Statement Release Old Mutual PLC
Q3 2015 Old Mutual PLC Trading
Statement Release Beiersdorf AG
Q3 2015 Beiersdorf AG Earnings
Release Natixis SA
Q3 2015 Natixis SA Earnings
Release Tenaris SA
Q3 2015 Tenaris SA Earnings
Release
MAJOR MACROECONOMIC DATA/EVENTS (GMT) ECON :
0845
IT
Markit/ADACI Services PMI
0850
FR
Markit Services, Composite PMI
0855
DE
Markit Services, Composite PMI
0900
EZ
Markit Services, Composite PMI
0930
GB
Markit Services PMI
1000
EZ
Producer Prices
1315
US
ADP National Employment
1445
US
Markit Services, Composite PMI
1500
US
ISM Non-manufacturing PMI
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US/N
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