U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.4%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.4%- 4/28/14

European shares rise as AstraZeneca soars on Pfizer interest

• European shares are higher as healthcare stocks boost the mood after Pfizer confirmed its interest in acquiring AstraZeneca, whose shares have shot up 14.6% in London.
• However, Siemens has dropped 1.81% following news that it has entered the fray to acquire Alstrom's energy assets in what could turn into a bidding war with GE.
• Meanwhile, WTI crude is +0.7% as the Ukraine crisis continues to boil.
• Earlier, Asian shares mostly fell.
• Euro Stoxx +0.9%, London +0.4%, Paris +0.7%, Frankfurt +0.9%, Milan +0.9%, Madrid +0.7%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.4%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.4%

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