Live Markets: Europe before the bell: Positive tone fades

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27/10/2026 07:38

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EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: POSITIVE TONE FADES
The optimism from the first trading day of the week looks set to ebb away on Tuesday with futures pointing to a lower open before key risk events later in the week, including rate decisions from the ECB and the Fed. 
There has been a raft of earnings this morning, with results from HSBC HSBA.L, Porsche P911_p.DE, Novartis NOVN.S and Orange ORAN.PA, among others, hitting the tape. HSBC shares are called to open lower after its third-quarter revenue missed estimates, and its Hong Kong-listed shares 0005.HK are down 5.6%. 
Euro STOXX 50 futures STXEc1 are down about 0.6%, after the index rose 0.8% on Monday. Futures on the DAX FDXc1, CAC FCEc1 and FTSE FFIc1 are down 0.4% to 0.6%. 
Markets are also still watching oil prices with Brent crude futures LCOc1 trading close to their highest level since late April.
(Samuel Indyk)
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