US MArket Closed Higher, Fourth straight day of positive performance (+3,8% in 4days for S&P), Yellen Testimony helped the market showing that mkt was worried about her first appearance...But wrding of FED Chair(wo)man show no real change...S&P regain its 50d MA...House of repres. Passed bill for debt ceiling...Rally happened in low volume again below the 700m shares average...VIX @ 14,51 -4,91%...Today the weekly MBA Mortgage Index will be reported at 7:00 ET while the January Treasury budget will be released at 14:00 ET...China trade surplus defies expectations for weaker terms of trade; Exports
and Imports both rose over 10% on unadjusted and over 9% on holiday-adjusted basis. Iron ore imports and exports to EU particularly impressive, rising 33% and 15.6% respectively. Critics suggest trade data spike may be explained by "overinvoicing" to mask the slowdown...BoJ Kiuchi continue to push quantitative and qualitative easing as an intensive measure with a 2-year time frame"...Nikkei +0,48%...shanghai +0,13%
China's Economy May Grow 7.6% This Year, Goldman Sachs Zhu Says
Eur$ 1,36 S&P Fut +0,2% European Futures +0.36%
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- ABG LN : African Barrick FY Net Misses; Sees Higher Gold Output in 2014
- AIR FP : Qatar Air Says First A350 May Be Delivered Earlier Than December, Airbus Gets Order From Amedeo Worth $8.3b
- ALV GY : Allianz to Acquire 8.3% Stake in FC Bayern for EU110m, Bild Says
- ATLN VX : Actelion’s Opsumit May Face Study Comparing Gilead’s Letairis
- AVN LN : Avanti 1H Sales Rise 81%, Says Growth Difficult to Forecast
- BATS LN : Smoking Rate in England Falls to 80-Year Low as More Support Ban
- BAYN GY : Bayer Says There’s Evidence Naproxen Has Low CV Thrombotic Risks
- BB FP : Bic Sees 2014 Consumer Sales Up High-Single-Digit Constant FX
- BN FP : Danone Raises Stake in Mengniu to 9.9% From 4% For EU486m
- BNP FP : BNP Mulls Cutting 40 Branches in France, Les Echos Says
- BPOST BB : Bpost 4Q Adj. Ebitda Beats Ests.; Final Dividend 20 Cents/Shr
- CRA1V FH : Cramo 4Q Earnings Match Ests.; Raises Dividend to EU0.60/Shr
- CSS FP : Vivarte Halts Payments to Creditors, Starts Debt Talks: Figaro
- DAI GY : Daimler May Pursue Cost Cuts Beyond 2b Euros: Reuters, Considering Additional Factory Outside Europe, CEO Says, had very promising discussions with Nissan about compact car cooperation
- DRI GY : Drillisch FY Ebitda EU70.8m; Est. EU70.3m
- EDP PL : Iberdrola to Sell 1.98% Stake in EDP
- EDEN FP : Edenred 2013 Ebit Misses Ests., Confirms Targets
- GLE FP : SocGen 4Q Profit Beats Ests. on French Consumer Banking, 4Q Net Income, Dividend Proposal Beat Estimates
- HEIA NA : Heineken 2013 Oper Profit Ex-Items EU2.94b, Est. EU2.96b
- INGA NA : ING 4Q Net Income Beats Ests; Insurance Preax Loss on Japan, Says Preparations for Insurance IPO on Track
- LOGN SW : Logitech CEO Says Share Buybacks Could Become Topic: FuW
- MRW LN : Wm Morrison Founding Family Said to Gauge Buyout Firms’ Interest
- MSK IM : Moleskine Says 2013 Prelim. Sales EU87m, Est. EU87.9m
- NHY NO : Norsk Hydro 4Q Net Misses Ests. on Lower Hydropower Production
- NK FP : Imerys Agrees to Buy AMCOL for $41/Shr
- ONO SM : Ono Board Didn’t Discuss Vodafone Offer, Dow Jones Says,
- ONO SM : Ono to submit IPO plans at 13 March general meeting, dismisses Vodafone's bid as insufficient - Expansion
- RB/ LN : Reckitt 4Q LFL Sales Growth Ex-RBP +4%, In Line With Ests.
- RNO FP : Hollande Warns French Carmakers About Iran Accords after meeting with Obama
- SAN FP : Sanofi: Capital Plans Were Not Tied to Potential L’Oreal Sale
- SKG ID : Smurfit Kappa 2013 Revenue Ahead, Ebitda In Line With Estimates
- TEL NO : Telenor Forecasts Low Single Digit Organic Rev. Growth in 2014
- TLW LN : Tullow 2013 Net Attrib. $169m; Says Fregate ‘Opens New Oil Play’
- TRE SM : Tecnicas Reunidas Wins C$580m Contract in Canada
- TUI1 GY TUI AG 1Q Sales Fall, Confirms Forecasts
- FP FP : Total 4Q Adj. Net EU2.47b vs Est. EU2.57b; Dividend EU0.61/Share
- DG FP : Ardian, Credit Agricole In Talks Valuing Vinci Park at EU1.96B
- VOD LN : Vodafone May Target Acquisitions in Australia: Australian, India Cabinet to Consider Ending Tax Negotiations With Vodafone