MORNING NEWS CALL

MARKET VIEW Financial spreadbetters expect London's FTSE to open 2 points lower at 7,037, Frankfurt's DAX to open 32 points high- er at 11,331 and ' CAC to open 19 points higher at 5,025.

Asian shares wavered as investors were on edge before a crucial weekend meeting between the Chinese and U.S. presidents that could determine the course of a heated trade war over the next year.

Oil prices firmed on expectations that OPEC and Russia will agree some form of production cuts next week, although swelling U.S. supplies kept markets in check.

MARKET SNAPSHOT AS OF 0445 GMT S&P 500 Index Mini Futures: 2742.50; down 0.06 pct; 1.75 points DJIA Mini Futures: 25388.00; down 0.01 pct; 3.00 points Nikkei: 22356.93; up 0.42 pct; 94.33 points MSCI Asia, Ex-JP: 493.04; up 0.44 pct; 2.17 points EUR/USD: 1.1390; down 0.03 pct; 0.0003 point GBP/USD: 1.2779; down 0.12 pct; 0.0016 point USD/JPY: 113.43; down 0.05 pct; 0.06 point Spot Gold: $1224.46; up 0.07 pct; $0.85 US Crude: $51.60; up 0.29 pct; $0.15 10-Yr US Treasury Yield: 3.0252 pct; 0.0090 point 10-Yr Bund Yield: 0.3250 pct; 0.0040 point

GLOBAL TOP NEWS G20 member nations were still struggling to reach agreement on major issues including trade, migration and climate change as world leaders began arriving in the Argentine capital ahead of a summit.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she was focused on persuading lawmakers to back her Brexit deal at a vote in parliament on December 11 rather than preparing a plan B.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in , registering his disapproval of Russia's treatment of Ukraine and casting new uncertainty over U.S.- Russian ties.

EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS Police raided six Deutsche Bank offices in and around Frankfurt on Thursday over money laundering allegations linked to the "", the public prosecutor's office in 's financial capital said.

Top executives from German carmakers Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler are finalising plans for a White House meet- ing on trade policy next week, German and U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Renault and Nissan vowed to stick by their industrial alliance on Thursday but failed to name an interim boss to stand in for Chairman Carlos Ghosn, whose arrest has threatened the French carmaker's control of the partnership.

TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS Auriant Mining AB Q3 2018 Earnings Call Deutsche Beteiligungs AG Q4 2018 Earnings Call Dynagas LNG Partners LP Annual Shareholders Meeting Gour Medical SA Annual Shareholders Meeting Maha Energy AB Q3 2018 Earnings Call Rocket Internet SE Q3 2018 Earnings Call Selcodis SA Annual Shareholders Meeting Valoneo SASU Annual Shareholders Meeting

ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT) 0700 Germany Import Prices mm for Oct: Expected 0.5 pct; Prior 0.4 pct 0700 Germany Import Prices yy for Oct: Expected 4.2 pct; Prior 4.4 pct 0700 United Kingdom Nationwide house price mm for Nov: Expected 0.1 pct; Prior 0.0 pct 0700 United Kingdom Nationwide house price yy for Nov: Expected 1.7 pct; Prior 1.6 pct 0745 CPI (EU Norm) Prelim yy for Nov: Expected 2.2 pct; Prior 2.5 pct 0745 France CPI (EU Norm) Prelim mm for Nov: Prior 0.1 pct 0745 France CPI Prelim yy NSA for Nov: Prior 2.2 pct 0745 France CPI Prelim mm NSA for Nov: Prior 0.1 pct 0745 France Producer Prices mm for Oct: Prior 0.3 pct 0800 KOF Indicator for Nov: Expected 99.5; Prior 100.1 0800 Austria GDP Growth qq Final for Q3: Prior 0.5 pct 0800 Austria PPI mm for Oct: Prior 0.3 pct 0800 Austria PPI yy for Oct: Prior 3.3 pct 0900 Unemployment Rate for Oct: Expected 10.1 pct; Prior 10.1 pct 0930 Portugal CPI Flash mm for Nov: Prior -0.1 pct 0930 Portugal CPI Flash yy for Nov: Prior 1.0 pct 1000 Italy Consumer Price Prelim mm for Nov: Prior 0.0 pct 1000 Italy Consumer Price Prelim yy for Nov: Prior 1.6 pct 1000 Italy CPI (EU Norm) Prelim mm for Nov: Expected -0.3 pct; Prior 0.2 pct 1000 Italy CPI (EU Norm) Prelim yy for Nov: Expected 1.6 pct; Prior 1.7 pct 1000 Euro Zone HICP Flash yy for Nov: Expected 2.0 pct; Prior 2.2 pct 1000 Euro Zone HICP-X unprocessed food & energy Flash yy for Nov: Expected 1.3 pct; Prior 1.2 pct 1000 Euro Zone HICP-X food, energy, alcohol & tobacco Flash yy for Nov: Expected 1.1 pct; Prior 1.1 pct 1000 Euro Zone HICP-X food, energy, alcohol, tobacco Flash mm for Nov: Prior 0.10 pct 1000 Euro Zone Unemployment Rate for Oct: Expected 8.0 pct; Prior 8.1 pct 1100 Italy GDP Final qq Q3: Expected 0.0 pct; Prior 0.0 pct 1100 Italy GDP Final yy Q3: Expected 0.8 pct; Prior 0.8 pct 1400 GDP qq Revised SA for Q3: Prior 0.4 pct

DEBT AUCTIONS United Kingdom - Reopening of 1-month, 3-month and 6-month government debt auctions.

2 PICTURE OF THE DAY

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte drinks during a toast with Argentina's President and First Lady Juliana Awada during arrivals ahead of the G20 leaders summit in , Argentina, November 29. REUTERS/ Agustin Marcarian

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