>>> What to look at today : 11/12/13 (Makor Xmas Party tonight - Ldn Cafe Royal)

US MArket Closed lower, Small Cap continue to Underperform, trading volume still light @ 619m shares, Market still cautious on renewed concerns of reduction of stimulus...VIX @ 13.91 +3.11%...Investors are weighing whether or not the Fed will begin scaling back its easing program after US budget negotiators announced a provisional two-year budget deal. All eyes will also be on the US November retail sales data...Asia cautious on US comcerns....Nikkei -0.62%...Shanghai -1.65%...

Eur$ 1.3765 S&P Fut -0.01% European Fut -0.15%

>>> Keep an eye on :
- BofAML Sees S&P 500 at 2,000 by End-2014
- Spanish Banks : Spain to Further Limit Banks’ Cash Dividends in 2014, Cinco Says
- FTSE MIB : Yoox to Join FTSE MIB Index; DiaSorin, Parmalat to Be Dropped
- AI FP : Air Liquide Sees Avg Annual Sales Growth 5%-7% in Through 2015
- AZA IM : Etihad May Want to Buy as Much as 49% of Alitalia: Corriere
- BARC LN : Barclays Plans to End ‘Boris Bikes’ Sponsorship: Guardian link
- BC8 GY : Bechtel May Seek Revised U.K. Defense Contracts: WSJ Link
- EAD FP : France to Be ‘Particularly Vigilant’ on EADS Cuts: Moscovici
- EDF FP : EDF May Have to Raise Nuclear Decommissioning Provisions: Echos
- EDP PL : EDP Preferred Southern Europe Utilities at Morgan Stanley
- ENEL IM : Enel, Preferred Southern Europe Utilities at Morgan Stanley
- GBLB BB : Frere Group Buys BNP Paribas Stake in CNP Parent Erbe (39,880sh @ avg €64.12)
- GUR SW : Gurit Revenue to Shrink to CHF280M on Wind Market, CEO Tells FuW
- ITX SM : Inditex 9-Mo. Net EU1.67b, Est. EU1.7b.
- ITX SM : Inditex 3Q Broadly in Line, Still Taking Market Shr, Exane Says
- NDA SS : SEB, Nordea, DNB Preferred Over Swedbank and SHB at Barclays
- NOK1V FH : India’s Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict in Nokia Tax Case
- PVA SM : Pescanova 2012 Net Loss EU791m, Net Financial Debt EU3.2b
- SIE GY : Munich Court Orders Ex-Siemens CFO to Pay EU15m Graft Damages
- SCYR SM : *SACYR REPORTS ACQUISITION OF 5.00465% OF REPSOL YPF
- SCYR SM : Sacyr Agrees to Swap Vallehermoso Property for Debt: Expansion
- STAN LN : Standard Chartered Doesn’t Need Rights Issue, Mizuho Says
- UNI IM : Unipol Near Deal with Ageas on Premiums Sale, Sole Reports
- VOW£ GY : Volkswagen May Build New Car Plant in Poland, Puls Says