FTEU3 index of topEuropean shares was down 0

At 1201 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of topEuropean shares was down 0.5 percent at 884.84 points afterfinishing 1.9 percent higher in the previous trading session,its highest close since Nov 10. The index lost more than 44 percent in 2008, hurt by acredit crisis and several major economies going into recession. The economic calendar this week includes the Bank ofEngland's rate decision on Thursday, and the non-farm payrollsdata in the United States on Friday."January this year is in contrast to last year, when thenon-farm data was more of a shock," said Philip Isherwood,strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort "But now we know more jobs arebeing lost. Theextraordinary policy response is in proportion to the problem." "Equities will be fine as long as the bonds markets arefine. If they don't, governmentscan't underwrite a recovery, which matters for equity markets." Utilities were among the biggest losers. Shares in Germany'slargest utility E.ON (EONGn.DE) fell 2.9 percent and its peerRWE (RWEG.DE) dropped 1.9 percent amid concerns of natural gassupply bottlenecks and hurt by easing oil prices. Russian gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine shut downcompletely on Wednesday, leaving several European Union memberstates, including Germany, without Russian fuel in freezingmid-winter temperatures.

Oil heavyweight BP fell 3.6 percent on market talk thecompany was telling analysts that its fourth-quarter earningswould be lower than expected, three dealers said BP declinedcomment.

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Some other energy stocks fell as crude CLc1 dippedslightly, but it was still trading at more than $48 a barrel,propped up by tensions in the Middle East and the Russian gasrow. Royal Dutch Shell (RDSb.L), Repsol (REP.MC) andStatoil(STL.OL) fell between 0.8 and 1.8 percent. GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT RISESIn macro news, Germany posted its first rise in unemploymentin almost three years, a day after the global economic downturnforced U.S. aluminium giant Alcoa (AA.N) to announce 15,000 jobcuts and slash output.

Across Europe, the FTSE 100 index .FTSE and Germany's DAX.GDAXI were down 1.3 and 0.7 percent respectively France'sCAC 40 .FCHI was up 0.1 percent. Truck maker Scania (SCVb.ST) fell 4.4 percent afterGermany's Porsche Automobil Holding SE (PSHGp.DE) has said itwould make a mandatory takeover offer for the company at thelowest level allowed under takeover rules. Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) shares rose 4.7 percent afterBritain's biggest retailer announced weak, but broadlyas-expected, third-quarter sales figures.Futures for the Dow Jones DJc1, S&P 500 SPc1 and NasdaqNDc1 were between 0.5 and 0.6 percent lower. (Additional reporting by Atul Prakash; editing by Hans Peters) Stocks Global Markets Russia. Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers look to build on last week’s win over Jacksonville as they travel to Seattle to take on the struggling Seahawks in an NFC West showdown.

Like the Seahawks, the 49ers currently sit below .500, but the 49ers still have the luxury of having the tiebreaker over the Cardinals, having defeated them in week one. San Francisco has had an up and down year, resulting in a 5-6 record, but have certainly shown promise and have only been blown out once, against Atlanta. Seattle, on the other hand, is a team that has lost hope for the playoffs. They are still struggling to find an identity and to defeat a quality opponent. All of their four wins have come over opponents with losing records. It has been a year full of injuries, but there have been some bright spots. Still, coach Jim Mora and the Seahawks insist that Jones will be the starter this week as he is healthy enough to return.