European Factors to Watch on Wednesday November 4

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

WLSNc.AS

Q3 2015 Wolters Kluwer NV

Trading Statement Release Mapfre SA

MAP.MC

Q3 2015 Mapfre SA Earnings

Release Grifols SA

GRLSbn.MC Q3 2015 Grifols SA Earnings

Release Bureau Veritas SA

BVI.PA

Q3 2015 Bureau Veritas SA

Corporate Sales Release Evonik Industries AG

EVKn.DE

Q3 2015 Evonik Industries AG

Earnings Release Engie SA

ENGIE.PA

Q3 2015 Engie SA Earnings

Release Gas Natural SDG SA

GAS.MC

Nine Months 2015 Gas Natural

SDG SA Earnings Release Bank of Ireland

BKIR.I

Bank of Ireland Interim

Management Statement Release Marks and Spencer Group PLC

MKS.L

Half Year 2015/2016 Marks and

Spencer Group PLC Earnings

Release Persimmon PLC

PSN.L

Q3 2015 Persimmon PLC Trading

Statement Release ING Groep NV

ING.AS

Q3 2015 ING Groep NV Earnings

Release NN Group NV

NN.AS

Q3 2015 NN Group NV Earnings

Release Ageas SA NV

AGES.BR

Q3 2015 Ageas SA NV Earnings

Release Hannover Rueck SE

HNRGn.DE

Q3 2015 Hannover Rueck SE

Earnings Release Legal & General Group PLC

LGEN.L

Q3 2015 Legal & General Group

PLC Interim Management

Statement Release Old Mutual PLC

OML.L

Q3 2015 Old Mutual PLC Trading

Statement Release Beiersdorf AG

BEIG.DE

Q3 2015 Beiersdorf AG Earnings

Release Natixis SA

CNAT.PA

Q3 2015 Natixis SA Earnings

Release Tenaris SA

TENR.MI

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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