European stock index futures signal higher start

Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:33

Posted by Asad Naeem

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LONDON: European stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday, boosted by growing optimism that US lawmakers will agree to postpone austerity measures due on Jan 1.

At 0701 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50 and for France's CAC were up 0.8 percent, while contracts for Germany's DAX traded 0.5 percent higher.