European
stock-index futures were little changed, as the Stoxx Europe 600 Index
heading for a seventh weekly advance. U.S. futures and Asian shares were
also little changed.
Societe
Generale SA may move after Les Echos reported that the French bank��s
Russian unit posted a decline in first-quarter profit. BNP Paribas SA
may be active as a person familiar with the matter said U.S. authorities
are seeking more than $10 billion from the bank to settle
investigations into dealings with sanctioned countries.
Futures
on the Euro Stoxx 50 Index expiring next month fell 0.1 percent to
3,236 at 7:17 a.m. in London. Contracts on the U.K.��s FTSE 100 Index
dropped less than 0.1 percent. Standard & Poor��s 500 Index futures
slipped 0.2 percent, while the MSCI Asia Pacific Index lost 0.1 percent.
In
the U.K. house prices rose for a 15th month and consumer confidence
increased to a nine-year high on an improving outlook for the economy.
Hometrack Ltd. said home prices in England and Wales increased 0.5
percent in May after a 0.6 percent advance in April. Separately, GfK NOP
Ltd. said its sentiment index jumped 3 points to 0 this month, the
first time there hasn��t been a negative reading since April 2005.
Copy Source: Bloomberg
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