london european stocks are set to open lower friday as traders digest a raft of us and domestic corporate earnings the uks ftse 100 is set to open lower by 9 points at 7230 germanys dax is set to fall 48 points to 15633 and frances cac will edge lower by 9 points to 6785 according to ig european traders will react to a busy morning of earnings with bnp paribas natwest glencore bbva and bank of ireland just some of those reporting before the bell on wall street stock futures slipped in early morning trading friday as shares of major technology companies suffered following disappointing earnings reports amazon shares dropped 4 in extended trading after the ecommerce giant badly missed earnings and revenue expectations for the third quarter apple stock also fell more than 3 in after hours trading after the tech giants quarterly revenue fell short of expectations amid largerthanexpected supply constraints on iphones ipads and macs