Dow Jones May Open Higher on Jobs Data: Mattel, Inc. (MAT), Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)

In Europe, January’s eurozone manufacturing PMI rose to 47.9 from 46.1 in December — an 11-month high. However, manufacturing remains weak in many eurozone countries, including France, where the January manufacturing PMI fell to 42.9 from 44.6 in December. Eurozone unemployment remained unchanged at 11.7% in January, while inflation in the single-currency zone fell to 2%.

At 7:40 a.m. EST, the DAX was up 0.24%, the CAC 40 was up 0.98%, the FTSE MIB was down 0.38%, and the IBEX 35 was down 1.92%. In London, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4%, with telecom stalwart BT Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:BT) leading the way, up 5.4% after its third-quarter results were well-received.

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The article Dow Jones May Open Higher on Jobs Data originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Roland Head.

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