Hammerson Share News (HMSO)

March 19 - Welcome to the home for real time coverage of European equity markets brought toyou by Reuters stocks reporters and anchored today by Helen Reid. Reach her on Messenger toshare your thoughts on market moves: helen.reid.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net COMPANY HEADLINES: MORNING ROUND-UP (0741 GMT)Melrose pledges to inject 1 bln stg in GKN pension schemeApple is developing own MicroLED screens - BloombergPilots set up pan-European association to challenge RyanairDaimler cars unit invests to ramp up output to 3 mln vehiclesSherborne acquires voting rights over 5.16 pct in BarclaysFrance's Klepierre says offer to buy Hammerson rejectedMicro Focus downgrades 2018 revenue forecast, CEO steps downUK gambling commission makes recommendations on FOBT machinesHenkel warns that delivery woes in North America damp Q1 startCEO of Germany's GEA Group to leave in April 2019Societe Generale hopes for resolution to IBOR, Libya investigations within weeksShipping firm CMA CGM sees industry rebound continuingRocket Internet explores IPO of online shopping group Jumia - sourcesKering says Swiss activities tax-compliant (Tom Pfeiffer) ***** FUTURES POINT TO SLOWER START AS FED LOOMS (0712 GMT) Futures are down 0.2 to 0.4 percent across the main European benchmarks, confirmingspreadbetters' calls of a more cautious start to the week. With earnings season drawing to a close, corporate news is thin on the ground but M&A newsis still coming in: Hammerson has just announced it rejected an acquisition offer byKlépierre which valued the UK real estate company's shares at a 40.7 percent premiumto their closing price on Friday. (Helen Reid) ***** MORNING CALL: CAUTION DOMINATES FIRST DAY OF BUSY WEEK Good morning and welcome to Live Markets. European stocks are called down this morning, following the lead of Asian markets which hita speed-bump in the first trading day of a busy week. Britain prepares for a critical EU summitthis week, and investors are also eyeing Jerome Powell's first press conference as FederalReserve Chair and the central bank's decision on Wednesday. Asian shares were mixed as tension built ahead of this week's Fed meeting which will likelyresult in an interest rate hike. Spreadbetters call the DAX 17 points lower at 12,373, the CAC 40 down 17 points at 5,265,and the FTSE 100 16 points lower at 7,149. (Helen Reid) *****