STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Index futures point to lower open

European stock index futures point to a lower open, adding to the previous session's sell-off and mirroring a sharp drop on Wall Street on mounting worries over the pace of the economic turnaround.

Futures for the DJ Euro Stoxx STXEc1, for Germany's DAX FDXc1 and for France's CAC FCEc1 are down 0.5-0.7 percent.

The FTSEurofirst 300, which has gained 52 percent since reaching a record low in early March, has lost 4.5 percent in a week.

MAJOR EUROPEAN COMPANIES REPORTING:

Q3 Virgin Media (VMED.L)

Q3 AIXTRON AG (AIXGn.DE)

Q2 Alstom SA (ALSO.PA)