US Market closed Mixed again, The stock market ended the Thursday session on a defensive note despite
showing early strength. The S&P 500 lost 0.1%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq (-0.4%) fell nearly 60 points from its session high. Also of note, the Russell 2000 (-1.0%) settled below its 200-day moving average after failing to retake that level during the session...volumes were below average @ 700mil shares...FX was an important catalyst for the move on equities today...VIX @ 13,43 +0,22%...After Hours : OLED +10.8%, MELI +7.6%, ADEP +7.4%, MDVN +5.8%, SMSI -29.5%, FUEL -27%, JAZZ -9.2% following earnings/guidance
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Keep an eye on :
- PUB FP : Omnicom and Publicis Call Off Merger
- ACS SM : ACS 1Q Net Profit EU202 Mln; Analyst Est. EU171.6 Mln
- ALO FP : France Would Ask GE to Sell Alstom Wind to Areva: Les Echos
- ALO FP : GE Says Not Talking With Toshiba About Alstom Unit: Reuters Link
- AZN LN : EU Would Veto U.K. Govt Intervention in AstraZeneca Bid: Reuters
- AZNLN : AstraZeneca Investors Put Money on Pfizer Bid Bump: Real M&A {NSN N5A3NO6JTSEW <go>}
- CMA FP : Ciments Francais 1Q Net Loss EU13.5m vs Profit EU0.5m Y/y
- F IM : Marchionne Says Fiat Chrysler HQ Will Be in London
- GAM SM : Gamesa 1Q Net EU17 Mln; Analyst Est. EU13.2 Mln
- MSK IM : Moleskine Reiterates 2014 Rev, Ebitda Forecasts
- ORA FP : Canal Plus in Talks With Orange on Buying Dailymotion Stake: FT
- PUB FP : Ad Agency Giants Said to Call Off $35 Billion Merger {http://nyti.ms/1ovdeQr} - NYT
- SZG GY : Salzgitter Posts 1Q Pretax Loss of EU8.7m vs EU16.1m Loss y/y
- VIV FP : Apple in Talks to Buy Beats Electronics
- ZIGGO NA : Liberty Global Remains Confident Ziggo Deal to Close in 2H 2014