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STOXX ON TRACK FOR SIXTH WEEKLY GAIN (0530 GMT)
After yesterday's record highs, European shares are seen opening in the black, with the STOXX 600 index .STOXX on track for six consecutive weeks of gains.
Optimism is growing around a global stimulus-fuelled economic rebound, with the Fed planning to keep its super-easy policy in place even as data shows the U.S. economy is kicking into higher gear. spreadbetters at IG expect London's FTSE to open 3 points higher at 6,945, Frankfurt's DAX to open 6 points lower at 15,197 and Paris' CAC to open 1 point higher at 6,167.
(Joice Alves)
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