European Factors to Watch-Shares seen flat; earnings, data in focus
July 24, 2014 at 02:56 AM EDT
(Updates futures, adds further company news) LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - A raft of major company earnings and economic data were seen dominating investor attention in Europe on Thursday, with key benchmark equity indexes seen staying flat on developments in Ukraine and the eurozone's disappointing pace of recovery. Other regions were cheered by a surprisingly strong reading on Chinese manufacturing, bolstering hopes of recovery in the world's second-biggest economy, and reaction to encou