Italy marks the 60th anniversary of the Vajont Dam disaster which claimed the lives of almost 2,000 people in the northern Piave valley on 9 October 1963.
European stock markets are expected to open higher Thursday morning, according to IG Futures, on the heels of rebounds seen in U.S. and Asian indexes. More modest than expected U.S. employment data.
On Thursday, major European stock exchanges open higher, with the exception of Piazza Affari, which starts the day slightly lower. Of note, in the morning, Germany s Federal Statistical Office.