"European Stocks" European stocks stabilize in early trading supported by corporate news, U.S. stock futures rebound

European stocks were stable in the early session today (17th), supported by news from individual companies. U.S. stock futures rebounded, with Nasdaq 100 futures rising about 1%.

The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.67 points or 0.1%, reporting at 575.48 points. The UK FTSE 100 index rose 7 points to 9,705 points; the French CAC 40 index rose 3 points to 8,173 points; the German DAX index rose 40 points or 0.2%, reporting at 23,916 points; the Spanish IBEX 35 index fell 6 points to 16,339 points; the Italian FTSE MIB index rose 77 points or 0.2%, reporting at 44,072 points.

In individual stocks, Swedish defense stock Saab received a $3.6 billion fighter jet order from the Colombian government, with its stock price rising over 6%. Airbus reportedly secured nearly 100 aircraft orders at the Dubai Airshow, with its stock price rising 1.1%. Several private equity firms are reportedly interested in acquiring the UK advertising company WPP, with WPP's stock price having risen 6.7% before narrowing the gain, now up 1.5%.

U.S. stock futures rose, with Dow futures up 113 points to 47,342 points; S&P 500 futures up 43 points to 6,798 points; and Nasdaq 100 futures up 254 points or about 1%, reporting at 25,348 points.

In the Asia-Pacific stock markets, the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets fell by 0.5% and 0.1%, respectively. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index fell 188 points or 0.7%, closing at 26,384 points, with a turnover of 217.6 billion. The Taiwan stock market rose 0.2%, the Japanese stock market fell 0.1%, the Korean stock market rose 1.9%, the Australian stock market rose less than 0.1%, and the New Zealand stock market rose 0.3%. The Indian Nifty 50 index rose 83 points or 0.3%, reporting at 25,993 points. The Singapore Straits Times Index fell 7 points or 0.2%, reporting at 4,539 points. The Malaysian stock market rose 0.1%, while the Indonesian and Thai stock markets rose 0.6% and 1%, respectively. The Vietnamese markets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh rose 0.4% and 1.1%, respectively, while the Philippine stock market surged 3.5%