US Market closed slightly higher ahead of today NFP, BOE & ECB Comments help the market to open higher but escalation in Ukraine started to weight again on the market... Financial continue to OP...Some disapointements in the US retail sector was also a reason for weakness in the second part of the trading day...this wekaness push VIX higher, VIX @ 14.20 +2.23%...Volumes were below avergae @ 580mil shares...China Commerce Min sais he was confident 7.5% GDP target would be achieved despite overnight remarks that 7.2-7.3% range would be the more realistic estimate...Nikkei +0.92% HS +0.01% Shanghai -0.07%
Eur$ 1.3860 S&P Fut +0.16% European fut +0.16%
Macro :
- Fitch Affirms European Stability Mechanism at AAA, Outlk Stable {NSN N21VKY6TTDS4 <go>}
Keep an eye on :
- BKIA SM : Spain could sell more Bankia stock this year
- EN FP : Bouygues Tells Echos Regulator May Demand Concessions Over SFR
- CDI FP : Christian Dior Explores Converting Legal Status to European Co.
- CMA FP : Ciments Francais Net Profit 2013 EU 48.1m Vs Loss EU141.7m
- CPR IM : Campari Improving Outlook Over-Reflected in Valuation: BofAML
- DTE GY : Deutsche Telekom CEO says no hurry to divest T-Mobile US
- EDN IM : Edison in talks with Noble Energy, Delek Energy to buy Karish and Tanin gas fields
- EVK GY : Evonik 4Q Adj. Ebitda Beats Ests, Sees Positive Volume Trend
- FRA GY : Fraport 2013 Ebitda Misses Est., Sees 2014 Passengers Rise 2%-3%
- FUR NA : Fugro Reports 2013 Revenue of EU2.42b; Analysts’ Est. EU2.63b
- GLPG BB : Galapagos Sees 2014 Rev. of EU180m vs Est. EU173m
- ISP IM : Intesa Sanpaolo Says Selling About 1.5% Stake in Pirelli
- IT IM : Italcementi 2013 Rev. EU4.24b Vs Est. EU4.28b, Italcementi Approves Cap. Increase of Up to EU450m to buy remaining shares of Ciment Francais @ 78/sh. (vs 69,31 ) +12,54% vs yest. close
- NDA SS : Nordea Bank Gets Public Warning From Finland’s Market Watchdog
- NK FP : Min. Tech increased bid for Amcol to $45.75, amcol sent notice to end pact
- NOVN VX : Novartis Reports Positive Phase 3 Study for Jakavi
- ORA FP : Orange CEO Richard Says He Has No Preference on SFR Bids
- PC IM : Pirelli Shrs Offered at EU12.2 to Market in Placing: Terms
- SFL IM : Safilo on Track to Meet Plan Targets, Solstice Not for Sale: CFO
- TNTE NA : TNT Express and Qatar Airways considering merger of air freight divisions
- TIT IM : Telecom Italia 2013 Net Loss EU674m, Est. EU425.4m Loss, Scraps Dividend as FY Sales, Net Miss Ests.
- VOLVB SS : Cevian Continues to Buy Volvo Shares, Says DI
- VK FP : Vallourec Awarded $100m Contract in Brunei by Total
- ZEH SW : Zehnder 2013 Sales Little Changed From 2012; Ebit Falls 16%