European stocks fluctuated as investors awaited reports on American jobless-benefit claims and manufacturing. Asian shares and U.S. index futures gained.

FTSE 5,944.74 -0.69 -0.01%

DAX 7,098.74 +19.32 +0.27%

CAC 3,568.71 +4.20 +0.12%

HeidelbergCement AG advanced 3.9 percent after predicting that operating profit and sales will climb this year. Pernod- Ricard SA declined 2.7 percent as shareholder Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA sold a 499 million-euro ($651 million) stake in the producer of wines and spirits. Hikma Pharmaceuticals Plc dropped 3.8 percent as JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded the shares.