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LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – European stock index futures

rose on Friday, with equities buoyed by fresh signs of Chinese

economic growth and on expectations that U.S. data later in the

day will show a further pick-up in employment.

By 0703 GMT, futures for the Euro STOXX 50 were up

by 0.5 percent, while futures for Germany’s DAX rose 0.3

percent and the futures for France’s CAC advanced by 0.4

percent.