Europe Factors to Watch-Shares set to rise; drugmakers in focus
April 22, 2014 at 01:43 AM EDT
PARIS, April 22 (Reuters) - European stocks were seen rising on Monday, with M&A fever set to boost shares in the pharmaceutical sector. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open around 29 points higher, or up 0.4 percent, Germany's DAX to open 60 points higher, or up 0.6 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 27 points higher, or up 0.6 percent. Britain's Sunday Times reported that U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has approached British rival AstraZeneca to propose a 60