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MARKET VIEW Financial spreadbetters expect London's FTSE to open 26 points lower at 7,340, Frankfurt's DAX to open 58 points lower at 13,225 and Paris' CAC to open 19 points lower at 5,901.

Asian stocks and Wall Street futures fell, as growing worries that U.S.-China trade talks are stalling and concern about intensifying unrest in Hong Kong hurt demand for risky assets.

Oil prices dipped as prospects for a trade deal between the United States and China dimmed, weighing on the outlook for the global economy and energy demand.

MARKET SNAPSHOT AS OF 0425 GMT S&P 500 Index Mini Futures: 3,082.50; down 0.31%; 9.5 points DJIA Mini Futures: 27,585.00; down 0.28%; 78 points Nikkei: 23,305.03; down 0.91%; 214.98 points MSCI Asia, Ex-JP: 530.56; up 0.49%; 2.59 points EUR/USD: 1.1015; up 0.05%; 0.0006 point GBP/USD: 1.2849; up 0.03%; 0.0004 point USD/JPY: 109.06; up 0.04%; 0.04 point Spot Gold: $1,460.29; up 0.23%; $3.35 U.S. Crude: $56.67; down 0.23%; $0.13 Brent Crude: $61.88; down 0.29%; $0.18 10-Yr U.S. Treasury Yield: 1.9199%; up 0.012 point 10-Yr Bund Yield: -0.2565%; down 0.009 point

GLOBAL TOP NEWS Hackers hit Britain's two main political parties with back-to-back cyberattacks on Tuesday, sources told Reuters, attempting to force political websites offline with a flood of malicious traffic just weeks ahead of a national election.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday dangled the prospect of completing an initial trade deal with China "soon," but offered no new details on negotiations in a campaign-style speech touting his administration's economic record.

Hong Kong prepared for more clashes as anti-government protesters planned to paralyse parts of the Asian financial hub for a third day, with transport, schools and many businesses closing after violence escalated across the city.

EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS Major automakers think U.S. President Donald Trump will again this week push back a self-imposed deadline on whether to put up to 25% tariffs on national security grounds on imported cars and parts from the European Union and Japan amid an ongoing trade war with China, five auto officials told Reuters.

Airbus SE's Canadian-designed A220 narrowbody jet has the potential to be stretched to carry more passengers but the company has no current plans to do so, a top executive said on Tuesday.

Continental Building Products said on Tuesday it will be acquired by French construction material producer Compagnie de Saint- Gobain in a deal valued at $1.4 billion.

TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS A2A SpA 9 months 2019 Earnings Call ABN Amro Bank NV Q3 2019 Earnings Release Acea SpA 9 months 2019 Earnings Call ADO Properties SA 9 months 2019 Earnings Call Altice Europe NV Q3 2019 Earnings Release Ambu A/S FY 2019 Earnings Call Atento SA Q3 2019 Earnings Release Axxis Geo Solutions ASA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Bechtle AG Q3 2019 Earnings Call Biffa PLC HY 2020 Earnings Call SE Q3 2019 Earnings Release British Land Company PLC HY 2020 Earnings Release BTS Group AB 9 months 2019 Earnings Call Carasent ASA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Cementir Holding NV Q3 2019 Earnings Call Cewe Stiftung & Co KGaA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Damartex SA Annual Shareholders Meeting d'Amico International Shipping SA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Deutsche Euroshop AG Q3 2019 Earnings Release Deutsche Wohnen SE Q3 2019 Earnings Call Edap Tms SA Q3 2019 Earnings Release Enav SpA 9 months 2019 Earnings Call Gamesys Group PLC Q3 2019 Earnings Call Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Guala Closures SpA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Q3 2019 Earnings Release Hays PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Hera SpA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Idex Biometrics ASA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Insr Insurance Group ASA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Jacquet Metal Service SA Q3 2019 Earnings Release Lanxess AG Q3 2019 Earnings Release Leoni AG Q3 2019 Earnings Call Lotto24 AG Q3 2019 Earnings Call Nattopharma ASA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Navigator Holdings Ltd Q3 2019 Earnings Release SE Q3 2019 Earnings Call Patrizia Immobilien AG Q3 2019 Earnings Release Royal Unibrew A/S Q3 2019 Earnings Release Selvaag Bolig ASA Q3 2019 Earnings Release Shelf Drilling Ltd Q3 2019 Earnings Call Smiths Group PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting Sonae SGPS SA Q3 2019 Earnings Release SSE PLC HY 2020 Earnings Release Stroeer SE & Co KGaA Q3 2019 Earnings Release Sunrise Communications Group AG Q3 2019 Earnings Call Talktalk Telecom Group PLC Interim 2020 Earnings Call Tecnicas Reunidas SA 9 months 2019 Earnings Call Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA Q3 2019 Earnings Call Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S Q3 2019 Earnings Call Wincanton PLC HY 2020 Earnings Call Wizz Air Holdings PLC HY 2020 Earnings Call Workspace Group PLC HY 2020 Earnings Call

ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT) 0700 (approx.) CPI Final mm for Oct: Expected 0.1% ; Prior 0.1% 0700 (approx.) Germany CPI Final yy for Oct: Expected 1.1% ; Prior 1.1% 0700 (approx.) Germany HICP Final mm for Oct: Expected 0.1% ; Prior 0.1% 0700 (approx.) Germany HICP Final yy for Oct: Expected 0.9% ; Prior 0.9% 0700 (approx.) GermanyCPI Final NSA for Oct: Prior 106.0 0830 Sweden CPI mm for Oct: Expected 0.0% ; Prior 0.5% 0830 Sweden CPI yy for Oct: Expected 1.6% ; Prior 1.5% 0830 Sweden CPIF mm for Oct: Expected 0.1% ; Prior 0.5% 0830 Sweden CPIF yy for Oct: Expected 1.5% ; Prior 1.3% 0830 (approx.) Sweden CPI NSA for Oct: Prior 335.95 0830 (approx.) Sweden CPIF Ex Energy mm for Oct: Prior 0.5% 0830 (approx.) Sweden CPIF Ex Energy yy for Oct: Prior 1.6% 0930 United Kingdom Core CPI mm for Oct: Expected 0.0% ; Prior 0.2% 0930 United Kingdom Core CPI yy for Oct: Expected 1.7% ; Prior 1.7%

2 0930 United Kingdom CPI mm for Oct: Expected -0.1% ; Prior 0.1% 0930 United Kingdom CPI yy for Oct: Expected 1.6% ; Prior 1.7% 0930 United Kingdom RPI mm for Oct: Expected -0.1% ; Prior -0.2% 0930 United Kingdom RPI yy for Oct: Expected 2.2% ; Prior 2.4% 0930 United Kingdom RPI-X (Retail Prices) mm for Oct: Prior -0.2% 0930 United Kingdom RPIX yy for Oct: Prior 2.4% 0930 United Kingdom RPI Index for Oct: Prior 291.0 0930 (approx.) United Kingdom CPI NSA for Oct: Prior 108.480 0930 United Kingdom PPI Input Prices mm NSA for Oct: Expected -1.2% ; Prior -0.8% 0930 United Kingdom PPI Input Prices yy NSA for Oct: Expected -4.9% ; Prior -2.8% 0930 United Kingdom PPI Output Prices mm NSA for Oct: Expected 0.0% ; Prior -0.1% 0930 United Kingdom PPI Output Prices yy NSA for Oct: Expected 0.9% ; Prior 1.2% 0930 United Kingdom PPI Core Output mm NSA for Oct: Expected 0.1% ; Prior -0.1% 0930 United Kingdom PPI Core Output yy NSA for Oct: Expected 1.5% ; Prior 1.7% 1100 (approx.) Portugal CPI mm for Oct: Prior 0.1% 1100 (approx.) Portugal CPI yy for Oct: Prior 0.0% 1100 (approx.) Portugal CPI NSA for Oct: Prior 104.350

DEBT AUCTIONS Germany - Reopening of 10-year government debt auction. Italy - Reopening of 3-year, 7-year, 27-year and 30-year government debt auctions. Portugal - Reopening of 10-year government debt auction. Sweden - Reopening of 3-month government debt auction. Switzerland - Reopening of 11-year government debt auction.

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A person walks in the flooded St.Mark's Square during a period of seasonal high water in Venice, November 12. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

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