LIVE MARKETS-U.S. stock futures pare gains slightly after PCE U.S. equity index futures green: Nasdaq 100 up ~0.9% Jun PCE MM, YY in-line with ests; core PCE MM, YY > ests Euro STOXX 600 index up ~0.6% Dollar ~flat; gold up; bitcoin up >3%; crude down U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~4.22% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters.

UPDATE 1-Insurer Mapfre buoyed by US recovery and fewer natural disasters Adds context and details on U.S. business, natural disasters July 26 (Reuters) - Spanish insurer Mapfre MAP.MC said on Friday its first-half net profit jumped thanks to fewer and more benign natural disasters and a turnaround in its car insurance business in the United States. Mapfre said its net profit rose 65% to 494 million euros ($536 million), up from 300 million euros in the same period a year ago, under new IFRS acc

LIVE MARKETS-Earnings help European indexes Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com . EARNINGS HELP EUROPEAN INDEXES Better-than-expected company results are helping European indices find their footing on Friday having taken a bruising in this week's global stocks sell-off, with even the embattled luxury sector catching a break.

Spanish stocks - Factors to watch on July 26 July 26 (Reuters) - The following Spanish stocks may be affected by newspaper reports and other factors on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy: SABADELL SABE.MC BBVA BBVA.MC Banco Sabadell is unlikely to get a competing takeover offer to scupper a hostile bid from rival BBVA because other banks would also face competition concerns, Sabadell's CEO Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno said.

LIVE MARKETS-Chew on that, Powell: GDP, durable goods, jobless claims Major U.S. stock indexes green, Dow up 0.8%, Nasdaq up just 0.1% Industrials lead sector gainers; Comm svcs biggest loser Euro STOXX 600 index falls ~0.7% Dollar edges down; gold down >1%; bitcoin off ~2%; oil up U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield falls to ~4.23% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters.