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European stocks closed: FTSE 100 7,326.81 +66.07 +0.91% DAX 12,872.10 +73.91 +0.58% CAC 40 5,684.33 +30.89 +0.55%

U.S.: Outlook for capital spending remains weak – Wells Fargo

China's GDP growth slows to 6% in Q3 – ABN AMRO

U.S. new home sales decrease in September

U.S. private sector business activity growth accelerated marginally in October - IHS Markit's survey

U.S.: New Home Sales, September 0.701 (forecast 0.701)

U.S.: Manufacturing PMI, October 51.5 (forecast 50.7)

U.S.: Services PMI, October 51.0 (forecast 51)

U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.25%, Nasdaq +0.65%, S&P +0.32%

Fed: October cut a done deal, but question mark over December – ABN AMRO

Before the bell: S&P futures +0.19%, NASDAQ futures +0.55%

Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

U.S. durable goods orders fall more than forecast in September

Belgium: Business Climate, October -4.6 (forecast -5.9)

ECB's president Draghi: ECB is providing substantial monetary policy support

U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly decline

U.S.: Initial Jobless Claims, 212 (forecast 215)

U.S.: Continuing Jobless Claims, 1682 (forecast 1675)

U.S.: Durable Goods Orders , September -1.1% (forecast -0.8%)

U.S.: Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation , September -0.3% (forecast -0.2%)

U.S.: Durable goods orders ex defense, September -1.2% (forecast 1.9%)

Company News: Comcast (CMCSA) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ estimate

Company News: Dow (DOW) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ expectations

Company News: 3M (MMM) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ forecast

ECB maintains its main refinancing rate at 0.00%, as expected

BoJ is considering refraining from extra stimulus next week - Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter

Eurozone: ECB Interest Rate Decision, 0% (forecast 0%)

Company News: Twitter (TWTR) quarterly results miss analysts’ estimates

Company News: Ford Motor (F) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ estimates

U.S. durable goods orders likely to decrease by 1.3% in September – TDS

Company News: Microsoft (MSFT) quarterly results beat analysts’ expectations

Company News: Tesla (TSLA) posts surprise quarterly profit

Eurozone's PMIs still weak, but modest rebound – Nordea

ECB: Financial markets largely expect status quo over coming quarters – ABN AMRO

European Commission's president-elect von der Leyen: Granting Brexit extension looks "very good", but length not yet decided

Italy says its 2020 budget is not a significant deviation from EU fiscal rules

US: Harder for the jobless rate to decline much further - NBF

ECB meeting to be a relatively uneventful policy-wise – Rabobank

ECB: Draghi’s last Governing Council meeting – Deutsche Bank

UK mortgage approvals hit six-month low in September - UK Finance

United Kingdom: Mortgage Approvals, September 42.31

Eurozone mired close to stagnation at start of fourth quarter - IHS Markit

Eurozone: Manufacturing PMI, October 45.7 (forecast 46.0)

Eurozone: Services PMI, October 51.8 (forecast 51.9)

Downturn in German economy continues as employment falls for first time in six years - IHS Markit

Germany: Manufacturing PMI, October 41.9 (forecast 42.0)

Germany: Services PMI, October 51.2 (forecast 52)

France: Manufacturing PMI, October 50.5 (forecast 50.3)

France: Services PMI, October 52.9 (forecast 51.6)

Global recession is a top concern among Asia Pacific business leaders - JPMorgan survey

UK employers plan to rein in pay rises in 2020 - XpertHR

BOJ warns economy vulnerable to riskier lending practices of financial firms

ECB meeting and Eurozone PMIs in focus – TDS

Options levels on thursday, October 24, 2019

Japan: Leading Economic Index , August 91.9 (forecast 91.7)

Japan: Coincident Index, August 99 (forecast 99.3)

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Schedule for today, Thursday, October 24, 2019

Major US stock indices closed in positive territory

Schedule for tomorrow, Thursday, October 24, 2019

DJIA -0.11% 26,759.89 -28.21 Nasdaq -0.10% 8,096.45 -7.85 S&P +0.00% 2,996.02 +0.03