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Europe stocks pare gains

European stock markets pared most of their earlier gains yesterday as Wall Street headed for a lower opening amid concerns over the upcoming US corporate earnings season.

The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up only 3 points, or 0.1 percent, at 4,032.67, while Germany's DAX was 28.42 points, or 0.7 percent, higher at 4,413.41. The CAC-40 in France rose 12.46 points, or 0.4 percent, at 2,971.20. However, Wall Street futures turned lower, with the Standard & Poor's 500 futures falling 3.5 points, or 0.4 percent, to 838.10.