U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.2% - 4/8/14

EU shares lower ahead of start of U.S. earnings season

• European shares ignore Asian gains and follow Wall Street lower ahead of what's expected to be a lackluster Q1 earnings, which Alcoa is due to kick off after the bell today.
• Violence in Ukraine amid pro-Russian protests is also weighing on sentiment.
• However, U.S. stock futures are higher following the losses referred to above.
• Euro Stoxx 50 -0.1%, London -0.4%, Paris -0.2%, Frankfurt -0.1%, Madrid -0.5%, Milan -0.3%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.2%

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