RPT--Europe Factors to Watch-Shares set to bounce; eyes on earnings
April 24, 2014 at 02:10 AM EDT
PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - European stocks were seen rising on Thursday, reversing most of the previous session's losses as strong results from U.S. companies Apple and Facebook helped boost sentiment. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open 18 to 19 points higher, or up 0.3 percent, Germany's DAX to open 49 to 50 points higher, or up 0.5 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 19 to 20 points higher, or up 0.5 percent. Shares in Facebook rose 3 percent in after-hours t