US Market closed higher, investors are waiting for Yellen Testimony today (Humphrey-Hawkins testimony on monetary policy) ...trading volume wee light @ 640mil shares...VIX @ 15.26 -0.2%...Healthcare & utilities were best performers as Oil & industrials were lagging...Asian markets were also quiet but higher waiting for Yellen testimony too, weaker JPY helped Nikkei to closed higher +1.77% ...Shanghai +0.77%...
Eur$ 1.3660 S&P Fut+0.21% European Futures : +0.53%
Keep an eye on :
- A2A IM : A2A controlling shareholders hire Mittel Advisory to price 5% stake
- AIR FP : Airbus to Start Singapore-Based Financial Hub to Support Asean, `Hopes' to Announce Order for A380 at Singapore This Week
- ALO FP : To supply 5 Haliade 150-6 MW offshore wind turbines to Deepwater Winds for offshore Rhode Island farm
- ATLN VX : Actelion FY Core EPS CHF4.41m; Raises 2014 Forecast, Expects Opsumit Peak Sales to Exceed Tracleer
- ARCAD NA : Arcadis 4Q Ebita Falls, Sees Revenue and Profit Increase in 2014
- BAS GY : BASF to Reduce German Investments, Bock Writes in Frankfurter
- BMW GY : BMW Says its Has 65,000 ‘Hand Raisers’ for Plug-In Models: D
- BSLN SW : Basilea 2013 Net Loss Narrows on Lower Operating Expenses
- BPE IM : Pop Emilia in Talks to Sell Part of Souring Loans
- CON GY : Continental AG Suspends Head of Brazil, Argentine Activities
- EDP PL : Iberdrola Reduces Indirect Stake in EDP (from 6,5% to 2%) for E430m, to Cut Further
- MEO GY : Metro 1Q Ebit Ex-Items EU1.07b, Est. EU1.08b
- ML FP : Michelin 2013 Op Income EU2.23b, Est. EU2.27b; Div. Raised
- NEX FP : Nexans Sees Op. Margin Increasing in 2014; Yr Op. Margin Beats
- OPERA NO : Opera Software 4Q Sales Rise 48%; 270m Opera Mobile Users End 4Q
- OR FP : L’Oreal Agrees to Buy 48.5 Million of Own Shares From Nestle, L’Oreal Pays Nestle EU124.48/Shr; Nestle to Buy Back Shrs
- OR FP : L’Oreal 4Q LFL Sales Growth Beats Ests.; Confident on 2014,CEO Says Profitability at Record Level in 2013
- ORCO FP : Orco Property Says Gamala Holds 30.72% as of Feb. 3
- PAH3 GY : Porsche Says Prepared to Build More Than 50,000 Macans Yearly, Sure to Exceed 200,000 Vehicle Sales in 2015, CEO Says
- PAH3 GY : Judge in Porsche Suit Says ‘High Risk’ of Investors Losing
- UG FP : Dongfeng Motor Falls in Hong Kong After Peugeot Talks
- SPM IM : PREVIEW Saipem 4Q: Focus on 2H Order Intake, Legacy Margins
- TEF SM : Spanish Watchdog Fines Telefonica For ‘Serious’ Breaches
- TOM2 NA : TomTom Says 4Q Sales Decline to EU268m, Ebit Margin Slumps
- UHR VX : Swatch CEO Sees EU Worker Movement Reassessment: Handelsblatt
- VIV FP : Canal Plus Can Take Stake in Mediaserv, French Regulator Says
- VOD LN : Vodafone Could Spend $30B-40B on Acquisitions
- VOE AV : Voestalpine 9M Net Falls 5%; Fiscal FY14 Ebitda Seen Falling
- WG/ LN : John Wood Group shares gain on vague bid chatter