Most Asian stocks edged higher on Thursday after a positive session on Wall Street, while oil extended its climb past $71 a barrel, a level it breached for the first time since 2014. U.S. Treasury yields retreated after topping 3 percent.
Equity benchmarks fluctuated in Japan and headed up in Australia and Hong Kong. U.S. stocks rose, led by energy shares with West Texas oil rising after an unexpected drop in stockpiles and President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. The dollar slid while a $25 billion auction of 10-year U.S. notes came just short of carrying a 3 percent coupon for the first time in almost seven years. Malaysian bonds declined and credit risk spiked after the historic election.
Nikkei +0.41% Hang Seng +0.70% CS +0.04% Shanghai +0.06% Shenzen -0.02%
Eur$ 1.1863 CNH 6.3618 CNY 6.3674 JPY 109.82 GBP 1.3568 CHF 1.0040 RUB 62.8970 WTI$ 71.67 +0.75%
S&P +0.18% EuroStoxx +0.14% FTSE +0.59% DAX +0.17% SMI +0.23%
Macro :
- EM Selloff a Correction Not the End of the Cycle, Citigroup Says
- Italy’s Berlusconi Gives Green Light to a Populist Government
- Israel Strikes in Syria, Says Iran Fired Missiles at Golan
- Oil Gains as Israel and Iran Clash After Trump’s Sanctions Move
Keep an eye on :
- ABG SM : Abengoa Selected for Dubai Project
- AD NA : Ahold Delhaize Investor CIAM Pleased to Note New Commitments
- AIR FP : Boeing CEO Says It’s Important Airbus Also Faces Iran Sanctions
- APAM NA : Aperam First Quarter Operating Profit EU106 Mln
- CS FP : Axa Equitable Raises $2.75 Billion in Year’s Biggest U.S. IPO, AXA U.S. Arm IPO Is Said to Be Priced at $20/Share: Reuters
- BAMI IM : Banco BPM First Quarter Net Income Misses Estimates
- BARC LN : Bramson Met Old Mutual Global Investors on Barclays: Fin. News
- BEFB BB : Befimmo First Quarter Adjusted EPS EU0.98 Vs. EU0.94 Y/Y
- BT/ A LN : BT Cutting 13,000 Roles; Announces GBP1.5B Cash Cost Reduction
- COPN SW : FDA Identifies Deficiencies in Cosmo’s Methylene Blue MMX
- DIA SM : DIA First Quarter Adjusted Net Beats Estimates
- DIS US : Comcast Said to Include $2.5b Break Fee on Any New Fox Bid: FT
- EDF FP : EDF First Quarter Revenue EU20.4 Bln EDF 1Q Shows Improvements In All Divisions, Jefferies Says
- EDF FP : EDF Faces Enhanced Competition in France, U.K. Nuclear: CFO
- ENEL IM : Enel Confirms Financial Targets; 1Q Net EU1.17b
- HEXAB SS : Norway Court to Hear Appeal Over Hexagon CEO Rollen’s Acquittal
- HSBA LN : HSBC Bought Back 3.94M Shares at Avg 717.23 Pence Each May 9
- IMB LN : higher on disposal news
- ISAT LN : mkt spec of potential take over
- NHH SM : NH Hotel First Quarter Revenue Meets Estimates
- NOVN SW : Novartis Paid Cohen’s Consulting Firm $100,000 Monthly for Year
- PST IM : Poste Italiane First Quarter Net Income Beats Highest Estimate
- RBS LN : RBS Agrees to Pay $4.9 Billion to Settle U.S. Mortgage Probe
- REP SM : Repsol in Talks to Buy EU500M Viesgo Assets, Expansion Reports
- RIO LN : Rio Tinto to Begin Hunt for Copper, Gold in Serbia Under Venture
- ROG SW : Roche Phase III IMblaze370 Study Didn’t Meet Primary Endpoint
- RR/ LN : Rolls-Royce COO Simon Kirby Is Said to Step Down: FT
- RUI FP : Rubis First Quarter Revenue EU1.22 Bln
- RYA LN : Ryanair to Close Most Datacenters in Shift to Amazon Cloud
- SAY SM : Investors Representing 50.3% of Shares Accept Bid for Saeta
- SBMO NA : SBM Offshore First Quarter Adjusted Revenue $385 Mln
- SDR LN : Schroders AUM to Slow, Revenue Margins to Decline: Berenberg
- TOD IM : Tod''s Sales At Constant Exchange Rates Miss Estimates
- UBI FP : Ubisoft to Publish Sales Compliant With IFRS 15 as of 1Q
- YNAP IM : Richemont Reaches 94.99% of Yoox Net-A-Porter Group