STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Futures point to a weaker start

European futures point to a weak opening after touching a three-week closing high in the previous session as investors digest a raft of earnings from bellwethers such as EDF (EDF.PA), Telefonica (TEF.MC) and InBev (ABI.BR).

Futures for the Eurostoxx 50 STXEc1, German DAX futures FDXc1 and French CAC futures FCEc1 are down 0.1 to 0.2 percent.

Later in the session, investors are bracing for U.S. weekly jobless claims, looking for insight on health of the world's biggest economy.

MAJOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES REPORTING:

Interim 3i Group plc (III.L)

Q2 BT Group (BT.L)

Q3 A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO)

Q3 A2A SpA (A2.MI)