Dow-0.20% S&P-0.29% Nasdaq -0.40% Russell -0.69%
US MArket Closed lower tracking lower oil. WTI crude slipped from the $42.00/bbl price level and ended its day lower by 2.3% ($41.76/bbl; -$0.98). The Department of Energy reported that crude oil inventories rose by 1.055 million barrels (estimated: -1.025 million barrels), but that gasoline inventories fell by 2.807 million barrels (estimated: -1.063 million barrels). The index finished near its worst level of the day while four sectors ended above their flat lines. In front of the pack, countercyclical consumer staples (+0.4%) and telecom services (+0.3%) outperformed while energy (-1.4%) financials (-0.8%), health care (-0.4%), and technology (-0.3%) ended with the largest losses. Volume were below average with 745mil shares traded. US After Hours ANW +17% and SPKE +8% following earnings/guidance, CHK +6% on Barnett Shale news/production update.... SHAK -9% and FLO -4% following earnings/guidance. Asian equities are mixed in another thin market with Tokyo closed for holiday and little direction coming from the modestly negative day on Wall St. Gold and energy stocks in Australia and China suffered as those commodities fell, while financials/insurance names led the gainers in Hong Kong.
Nikkei Closed Hang Seng +0.82% CSI +0.62% Shanghai +0.28%
Eur$ 1.1166 CNH 6.6462 CNY 6.6411 JPY 101.41 GBP 1.3008 CHF 0.9747 RUB 64.9356 WTI$ 41.63
S&P +0.20% EuroStoxx +0.27% Dax +0.31% SMI +0.29%
Macro :
- U.K. Property Market Seen Stabilizing Post-Brexit Vote: City Dev
Keep an eye on :
- ARL GY : Aareal Bank 2Q Operating Profit, Net Drop; Sticks to Outlook
- AGN NA : Aegon Posts 2Q Net Loss; Dividend In Line; Buys Cofunds
- AIXA GY : Aixtron 2Q Rev. Misses Ests., Confirms 2016 Outlook
- AR4 GY : Aurelius 1H Revenue Rises; Says Prospects for 2H Are Promising
- POST AV : Austrian Post 2Q Ebit Rises 12% on Cost Cuts; Outlook Confirmed
- POP SM : Banco Popular Mulls Sale of U.S. Unit, Cinco Dias Reports
- BC8 GY : Bechtle Confirms FY Forecast for Significant Rev, Earnings Rise
- CWC GY : CEWE Raises 2016 After-Tax Earnings Forecast Range
- DTE GY : Deutsche Telekom 2Q Sales Miss Ests.; Confirms Full-Year Outlook
- FNTN GY : Freenet Says 2Q Ebitda Rises 18% to EU104.8 Million
- HHFA GY Hamburger Hafen 1H Revenue Drops, Confirms FY Forecast
- HEN3 GY : Henkel 2Q Adj. Ebit Beats Ests, Raises 2016 Margin Forecast
- JUN3 GY : Jungheinrich 2Q Sales, Ebit Rise; Raises FY Forecast
- SDF GY : K+S Says Lower Result Expected for 2016, Keeps Med-Term Forecast
- KBC BB : KBC 2Q Net, Revenue Beat Ests.; Interim Dividend of EU1/Share
- KBC BB : KBC Sees Irish Loan Provisions as Small as Zero After 1H Release
- SKB GY : Koenig & Bauer 1H Order Intake Up, Raises 2016 Guidance
- LEHN SW : Lem 1Q Net CHF10.8M vs CHF8.88m, Bookings Rise 7.2%
- NESN VX : New Nestle CEO Picked for Strategic Reasons, Brabeck Tells HZ
- PLND LN : Steinhoff Final Revised Offer For Poundland at 227p/share
- SBMO NA : SBM Offshore 1H Rev. In Line; Keeps FY Targets, Starts Buyback
- SAX GY : Stroeer 2Q Earnings Rise, Confirms FY Guidance
- RFRG NA : Refresco Sees 2016 Volumes Below Medium-Term Guidance
- RWE GY : RWE 1H Ebitda Misses Estimates, Innogy IPO Before Year End
- SFQ GY : SAF-Holland Confirms Guidance, Says Won’t Raise Haldex Offer
- G24 GY : Scout24 Highly Confident Will Meet Full Year 2016 Targets
- SGL GY : SGL Posts 1H Ebit Profit, Adjusts Guidance
- SLHM SW : Swiss Life 1H Shows Lower Premium Volume, Higher Net
- SYM GY : Symrise 2Q Ebitda Beats Estimates, Maintains Full Year Outlook
- TEG GY : Tag Immobilien Raises FY FFO Forecast
- TIT IM : Italy Govt Won’t Exercise Veto Power on Wind/3 Italia Merger
- TKA GY : Thyssenkrupp 3Q Profit Falls 18 Percent, Still Beats Estimates
- TUI GY : TUI Reiterates FY Underlying Ebita Forecast, 3Q Rev. Falls
- UTDI GY : United Internet 1H Sales, Ebitda Increase; Reiterates Outlook
- VIH GY : VIB Vermoegen 1H Operating Revenue Rises; Confirms FY Forecast
- VWS DC : Vestas Gets 278 MW Order in U.S.; No Financial Terms
- WMH LN : William Hill Holder to Get 199p in Cash And 0.725 New 888 Shrs
- ZURN X : Zurich Insurance 2Q Net Beats; Business Operating Profit Rises