PROMOTION LIVECHAT - REUTERS GLOBAL MARKETS FORUM Reuters equities correspondents in London and New York examine how a busy week is playing out on bourses on both sides of the Atlantic. To join the Global Markets Forum at 1400 GMT, click here

MARKET VIEW Financial spreadbetters expect London's FTSE to open 35 points higher at 6,467, Frankfurt's DAX to open 46 points higher at 13,339 and Paris' CAC to open 27 points higher at 5,586.

World shares rallied to a record peak, following an overnight surge that saw the Dow Jones benchmark crack 30,000 for the first time as investors cheered a dramatically improved global outlook.

Oil rose for a fourth straight day, shrugging off an industry report showing a higher-than-unexpected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles and extending a rally driven by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine will boost fuel demand.

MARKET SNAPSHOT AS OF 0425 GMT S&P 500 Index Mini Futures: 3,644.25; up 0.32%; 11.5 points DJIA Mini Futures: 30,081.00; up 0.28%; 83 points Nikkei: 26,466.24; up 1.15%; 300.65 points MSCI Asia, Ex-JP: 633.67; up 0.56%; 3.56 points EUR/USD: $1.1907; up 0.14%; 0.0017 point GBP/USD: $1.3357; down 0.02%; 0.0002 point USD/JPY: 104.47 yen; up 0.02%; 0.03 point Spot Gold: $1,804.84; down 0.15%; $2.67 U.S. Crude: $45.43; up 1.16%; $0.52 Brent Crude: $48.47; up 1.27%; $0.61 10-Yr U.S. Treasury Yield: 0.8857%; up 0.004 point 10-Yr Bund Yield: -0.5605%; up 0.006 point

GLOBAL TOP NEWS President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States will be "ready to lead" again on the global stage, turning the page on Republican President Donald Trump's "America First" policies as he pledged to work together with the nation's allies.

U.S. consumer confidence fell more than expected in November amid a widespread resurgence in new COVID-19 infections and business restrictions, reinforcing expectations for a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the fourth quarter.

Tesla blew past $500 billion in market value on Tuesday as investors snapped up its shares in the run-up to its debut in the S&P 500, extending a meteoric rally that has seen it surge over 500% this year.

EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS neglected deep communications with traditional owners during China's iron ore boom, focusing instead on the technical challenges of ramping up and then shrinking its business, an executive said on Tuesday.

Germany's blue-chip DAX index is undergoing its biggest ever overhaul in the wake of the Wirecard accounting scandal.

Recent COVID-19 lockdowns mean Ryanair will fly fewer passengers than planned this winter, but vaccines should mean a "very impressive" summer and a return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers by autumn, Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told Reuters.

TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC HY 2021 Earnings Call Group PLC HY 2021 Earnings Release Beyond International Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting Brand Architekts Group PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Holdings PLC FY 2020 Earnings Release CA Immobilien Anlagen AG Q3 2020 Earnings Release Chr Hansen Holding A/S Annual Shareholders Meeting elexxion AG Annual Shareholders Meeting Elior Group SA FY 2020 Earnings Call Fulham Shore PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Annual Shareholders Meeting HanseYachts AG Annual Shareholders Meeting Immofinanz AG Q3 2020 Earnings Release James Latham PLC HY 2021 Earnings Release JPEL Private Equity Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting Kneat.com Inc Q3 2020 Earnings Call Mears Group PLC Shareholders Meeting SCS Group PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Thor Mining PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting United Utilities Group PLC HY 2021 Earnings Call Varengold AG Annual Shareholders Meeting UK PLC FY 2020 Earnings Release Western Selection PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting

ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT) 0800 (approx.) Austria Industrial Production yy for Sep: Prior -3.3% 0900 Switzerland Investor Sentiment for Nov: Prior 2.3 1100 (approx.) France Unemployment Class-A SA for Oct: 3,606,300

2 DEBT AUCTIONS Italy - Reopening of 2-year and 3-year government debt auctions. Sweden - Reopening of 3-month and 7-month government debt auctions.

3 PICTURE OF THE DAY

A lawyer holds a flare as he demonstrate to show support for asylum seekers, and to denounce police violence and an unwelcoming policy towards migrants in France, after clashes sparked when French police cleared out a new migrant camp at Place de la Re- publique in Paris, France, November 24. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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