Europe stock index futures signal early gains

PARIS, June 17 | Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:05am BST
(Reuters) - European stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Monday, with shares set to extend Friday's tentative rebound, although gains were seen capped ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later this week.

At 0603 GMT, futures for Euro STOXX 50, for UK's FTSE 100, for Germany's DAX and for France's CAC were up 0.2-0.3 percent.

Nikkei recovers 13,000-mark on bargain hunting; trade subdued before Fed

Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:13am BST

TOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average
jumped 2.7 percent and recovered the 13,000-mark on Monday, as
recently battered stocks such as exporters bounced on bargain
hunting.

The Nikkei gained 346.60 points to 13,033.12 after
trading as low as 12,549.82 earlier on the back of weak U.S.
stocks on Friday.

The Topix advanced 2.7 percent to 1,084.72.

But volume was light, with only 2.48 billion shares changing
hands, the lowest since March 27 as investors remained cautious
before the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting starting
Tuesday.

FTSE100 modestly higher in early deals this morning

Italian Trade Balance 1.91B 2.48B 3.24B

EUR Trade Balance 16.1B 21.2B 18.7B

FTSE100 ends session modestly higher on a slow news day