European stock-index futures dropped yesterday. The Euro Stoxx 50 Index futures fell 0,5 percent and Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (SPA) contracts slid 0.4 percent.

Data scheduled for release later today is forecast to show consumer confidence in euro area to have climbed since July 2011.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index, however, rose for the ninth day yesterday, recording its longest upwards trend since June 2010.