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European Factors to Watch-Prospect of U.S. debt deal to lift shares

Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:15am BST
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - European stocks are seen rising for a second
session on Friday, with the prospect of U.S. politicians reaching a deal on the
country's debt ceiling expected to lift the region's stock markets.

Financial spreadbetters expect Britain's FTSE 100 to open up by
41-43 points, which would mark a rise of 0.7 percent. Germany's DAX was
seen opening 53-60 points higher, or up 0.7 percent while France's CAC 40
was seen opening 12-19 points higher, or up 0.5 percent.

Global equities have lost ground this month after the U.S. government
partially shut down due to a stalemate over the country's budget. This has led
to concerns about the $16.7 trillion U.S debt ceiling, which Treasury Secretary
Jack Lew said the government will hit no later than Oct. 17.

President Barack Obama and Republican leaders appeared ready to end the
deadlock after meeting at the White House on Thursday. Talks continued into the
night and one senior Republican said an agreement could come on Friday, though
hurdles remain.

Expectations of a U.S. debt deal enabled the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300
to snap a three-day losing streak to rise 1.7 percent to 1,245.09
points on Thursday, marking its biggest daily gain in a month after falling to
its lowest level since Sept. 5 in the previous session.

"Concern over the U.S. shutdown and then the debt limit had ground away at
valuations but the meeting between Obama and the Republicans has been
interpreted as a positive sign by markets that the stalemate may be over,"
Capital Spreads dealer Jonathan Sudaria wrote in a note.

Nikkei up for 4th day, posts biggest gain in 3 weeks on US deal hopes

Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:35am BST
TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average
climbed 1.5 percent on Friday, posting its biggest one-day gain
in three weeks, as signs of progress towards ending the U.S.
fiscal standoff bolstered investor sentiment and lifted
exporters like Nikon Corp.

The benchmark Nikkei gained 210.03 points to
14,404.74, its highest close since Oct. 1. For the week, it
added 2.7 percent.

The broader Topix advanced 1.6 percent to 1,197.17.
Trading volume was moderate with 2.48 billion shares changing
hands, boosted by the settlement of Nikkei 225 options.

Although questions remained over whether a deal could be
reached in the next week, risk-taking sentiment was helped by
signals that U.S. lawmakers looked ready to end a crisis that
has shuttered much of the government and pushed the country
close to default.

Japanese financial markets will be closed on Monday for a
public holiday.

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CAD Employment Change 11.9K 15.3K 59.2K

CAD Unemployment Rate 6.9% 7.1% 7.1%

USD Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment 75.2 77.2 77.5