STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Index futures point to higher start

European stock index futures point to a rise in equities for a fifth straight session after Wall Street surged to 13 month highs on Monday following the Group of 20 nations' aid pledge.

Futures for the Eurostoxx 50 STXEc1, Germany's DAX FDXc1 and the French CAC 40 FCEc1 are up between 0.2 percent and 0.4 percent.

On Monday, the FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of leading European shares rose 2 percent to 1,012.23 points, its highest close in more than two weeks.

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