european indexes seen up 2-2.9 pct

LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - European shares are set to open
sharply higher on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers,
tracking gains in the U.S. and Asian markets, as G20 leaders
gather in London to discuss the global financial crisis.

Financial spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 <.FTSE>
to open up 69 to 78 points, or as much as 2 percent, Germany's
DAX <.GDAXI> to open 62 to 93 points higher, or as much as 2.3
percent, and France's CAC-40 <.FCHI> to trade up 67 to 83 points
at the open, or as much as 2.9 percent.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 <.FTEU3> index closed 1.6
percent higher on Wednesday, its second straight day of gains.