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LIVECHAT - BONDS UPDATE interest rate reporter Dhara Ranasinghe delves into government bond markets at 1230 GMT. To join the Global Markets Forum, click here

MARKET VIEW Financial spreadbetters expect London's FTSE to open 28 points lower at 7,006, Frankfurt's DAX to open 35 points lower at 11,377 and Paris' CAC to open 15 points lower at 5,054.

Asian stocks rose, taking heart from a bounce in Chinese shares on news that China has delivered a written response to U.S. trade demands, while oil prices resumed their retreat on fears of oversupply.

Oil prices fell, pressured by rising supply going into a market in which consumption is expected to slow down amid a glum economic outlook.

MARKET SNAPSHOT AS OF 0425 GMT S&P 500 Index Mini Futures: 2692.25; down 0.23 pct; 6.25 points DJIA Mini Futures: 25001.00; down 0.17 pct; 43.00 points Nikkei: 21719.92; down 0.58 pct; 126.56 points MSCI Asia, Ex-JP: 479.61; down 0.39 pct; 1.89 points EUR/USD: 1.1337; up 0.24 pct; 0.0027 point GBP/USD: 1.3009; up 0.09 pct; 0.0012 point USD/JPY: 113.46; down 0.15 pct; 0.16 point Spot Gold: $1211.33; up 0.04 pct; $0.49 US Crude: $55.97; down 0.50 pct; $0.28 10-Yr US Treasury Yield: 3.1259 pct; up 0.0070 point 10-Yr Bund Yield: 0.3910 pct; down 0.0070 point

GLOBAL TOP NEWS British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.

Mira Ricardel, the White House deputy national security adviser, was forced out of her job on Wednesday after President 's wife, Melania, said Ricardel did not deserve the honor of working for her husband.

Uber Technologies said on Wednesday that growth in bookings for its ride-hailing and delivery services rose 6 percent in the latest quarter, the third quarter in a row that growth has remained in the single digits after double-digit growth for all of last year.

EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS Volkswagen will convert three German factories to build electric cars, as 's largest automaker by sales starts mass producing zero-emission vehicles in a major strategy shift following its emissions cheating scandal.

German industrial gases group Linde AG on Wednesday said it expected to deliver solid earnings and revenues this year, as it pre- pares to close a merger deal with its -based rival Praxair.

The board of directors of Chilean miner Antofagasta has approved an expansion of the company's flagship Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile, Chief Executive Ivan Arriagada told Reuters in an interview.

TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS Acciona SA 9-months 2018 Earnings Release ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA Q3 2018 Earnings Call Adecoagro SA Q3 2018 Earnings Release ALM. Brand A/S Q3 2018 Earnings Call Bouygues SA Q3 2018 Earnings Release Deutsche Euroshop AG Q3 2018 Earnings Call DO & CO AG HY 2019 Earnings Call Dynagas LNG Partners LP Q3 2018 Earnings Release Edap Tms SA Q3 2018 Earnings Call Eurocastle Investment Ltd Q3 2018 Earnings Call Fashion B Air SA Annual Shareholders Meeting Genus PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Globant SA Q3 2018 Earnings Call GN Store Nord A/S Q3 2018 Earnings Call PLC HY 2019 Earnings Call H+H International A/S 9-months 2018 Earnings Call Henkel AG & Co KgaA Q3 2018 Earnings Release Inmobiliaria Colonial SOCIMI SA Q3 2018 Earnings Release Intermediate Capital Group PLC HY 2018 Earnings Release PLC HY 2019 Earnings Release J D Wetherspoon PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting K&S AG Q3 2018 Earnings Release KBC Groep NV Q3 2018 Earnings Release LPKF Laser & Electronics AG Q3 2018 Earnings Call Luxoft Holding Inc Q2 2019 Earnings Call Manchester United PLC Q1 2019 Earnings Release Mayr Melnhof Karton AG Q3 2018 Earnings Release PLC HY 2019 Earnings Release Merlin Properties SOCIMI SA 9-months 2018 Earnings Call NN Group NV Q3 2018 Earnings Call Oesterreichische Post AG Q3 2018 Earnings Release Opus Group AB (public) Q3 2018 Earnings Release Qinetiq Group PLC Q2 2019 Earnings Call Ricardo PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Royal Mail PLC HY 2019 Earnings Release Shelf Drilling Ltd Q3 2018 Earnings Call Sonae SGPS SA 9-months 2018 Earnings Call Talgo SA Q3 2018 Earnings Call TBC Bank Group PLC Q3 2018 Earnings Call Torm PLC Q3 2018 Earnings Call Vallourec SA Q3 2018 Earnings Release Veidekke ASA Q3 2018 Earnings Release Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S Q3 2018 Earnings Call Zealand Pharma A/S Q3 2018 Earnings Call

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ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT) 0530 Netherlands Unemployment Rate Monthly SA for Oct: Prior 3.7 pct 0745 France Industrial Investment (Current Year) for Q4: Expected Prior 4 pct 0830 Sweden Industrial Inventories qq for Q3: Prior 2.9 bln Swedish Crowns 0830 Sweden Unemployment Rate for Oct: Prior 6.0 pct 0830 Sweden Unemployment Rate SA for Oct: Expected 6.4 pct; Prior 6.5 pct 0830 Sweden Total Employment for Oct: Prior 5.119 mln people 0930 Retail Sales mm for Oct: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior -0.8 pct 0930 United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex-Fuel mm for Oct: Expected 0.2 pct; Prior -0.8 pct 0930 United Kingdom Retail Sales yy for Oct: Expected 3.0 pct; Prior 3.0 pct 0930 United Kingdom Retail Sales Ex-Fuel yy for Oct: Expected 3.3 pct; Prior 3.2 pct

DEBT AUCTIONS United Kingdom - Reopening of 19-year government debt auction.

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A French Navy Rafale fighter jet is seen aboard the upgraded aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle", off the coast of Toulon, France, November 14. Christophe Simon/Pool via REUTERS

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