LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - European shares will likely open marginally lower on Tuesday as investors look set to book some profits on Monday's sizzling rally that drove the broader market to its highest in 6-1/2 years.
Earnings are fairly light for the day, with British supermarket chain Tesco PLC reporting full-year results, while French cosmetics group L'Oreal ORE.PA releases first-quarter figures after the market close.
The main feature in the eurozone economic calendar is the German ZEW indicator of economic sentiment for April, while the U.S. calendar has March data on core consumer price pressures as well as homebuilding figures.
Here's how the day looks:
* Spread betters in London expect the FTSE 100 index .FTSE to open down 16-20 points, the DAX .GDAXI to open 12-21 points lower, and the CAC 40 .FCHI to open down 11-12 points.
* The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 1.17 percent to close at 1,571.81 points on Monday, its strongest close since Dec. 13, 2000.
Double-click on [.EU] to read the closing European market report.
* U.S. stocks rallied as Citigroup Inc. reported earnings that beat expectations, while student lender Sallie Mae agreed to be bought and retail sales figures suggested the economy remained resilient.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 0.86 percent to 12,720.46, just shy of the lifetime high posted on Feb. 20, while the S&P 500 .SPX rose 1.08 percent to 1,468.47, close to 6-1/2 year highs and the Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 1.06 percent to close at 2,518.33.
Double-click on [.N] to read the closing Wall Street report.
* U.S. Treasuries clung to gains made in New York in Asian trading. Treasury prices rallied on Monday after a batch of soft housing data that came in sharp contrast to the robust retail sales figures earlier in the day.
Benchmark U.S. 10-year yields were barely changed at 4.73 percent, while 10-year euro zone government bonds last yielded 4.21 percent.
Double-click on [US/] for the Treasury market report and [GVD/EUR] for the euro zone debt report.
* U.S. crude oil prices shed 1 cent to $63.58 a barrel, following news of a large Nigerian oilfield which was about to resume pumping after a year-long hiatus.
Double-click on [O/R] to read the oil market report.
* The dollar was was largely steady, having fallen to a near two-year low the previous session against the euro
The dollar was last down 0.2 percent against the yen at 119.51 yen, but still near a seven-week high
Double-click on [USD/] to read the forex market report.
* In Tokyo, the Nikkei average .N225 was last down 0.5 percent at 17,538.79 points, as gains in chip-tester maker Advantest Corp and Toyota Motor 7203.N were offset by a small rally in the yen that lifted the Japanese currency off its recent seven-week lows against the dollar.
Double-click on [.T] to read the Japanese stock market report.
* Other major Asian indexes dipped. South Korea's benchmark Kospi index hit a tenth consecutive record high earlier in the day but later eased 0.3 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng .HSI shed 0.3 percent and Singapore's Straits Times .STI was down 0.1 percent. Double-click on [MARKETS/AS] to read a wrap of the action in Asian asset markets.
* Gold prices
Spot gold was last at at $687.50/688.00 an ounce, versus $690.90/691.40 late in New York on Monday.
Double-click on [GOL/] to read the latest market report.
COMPANY NEWS
TESCO
The British supermarket chain and world's fifth-largest retailer releases full-year results.
L'OREAL
The cosmetics group releases Q1 sales figures after the stock market closes.
REMY COINTREAU
The French wine and spirits group released figures showing annual sales rose 0.6 percent, and underlying like-for-like sales grew 3.7 percent in its financial year ended March 31.
DEBENHAMS
The UK department stores group publishes first-half results.
EXPERIAN
The company issues a trading statement
ALLIANCE BOOTS AB.L
The Daily Mail newspaper said on Tuesday the deputy chairman of Alliance Boots has intimated he would be willing to sell his 15 percent stake in Britain's biggest pharmacy chain for 1,070 pence a share.
BRIDGEWELL GROUP BWL.L
Icelandic bank Landsbanki is a front runner in a race to acquire British stockbroker Bridgewell Group, the Financial Times reported.
ANGLO AMERICAN
The mining firm is scheduled to hold its AGM.
JULIUS BAER
The Swiss private bank holds its AGM.