European Factors to Watch-Shares set to track Wall St gains

PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European stocks were set to climb on Friday, mirroring a surge on Wall Street where the Dow posted its best one-day gains in three years, extending a rally sparked by the U.S. Federal Reserve's commitment to take a "patient" approach toward raising interest rates. Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 to open 44 to 64 points higher, or up 1 percent, Germany's DAX to open 59 to 89 points higher, or up 0.9 percent, and France's CAC 40 to open 39 to 52 po