for president. caroline hyde, over to you. >> thanks. deal and no deal. i am talking consolidation in the telecom space. we expect the eu to give the thumbs-up to vodafone's bid. that is on a day that french mobile giant orange says it was unable to pursue consolidation in its home market. much more on all the stocks that will be affected. first, back to you, mark. >> that is what we are watching here today in london. european markets just opening for trade. let's check in with manus at the touchscreen. >> here is how we stand in europe. just waiting for momentum to build. one of our best days yesterday in almost two months. 600.over 0.9% on the stoxx let me take you on a journey. this is what everybody is focusing on, the magic number, 17,000, the united states on the dow jones.