Dow +0.18% S&P +0.18% NAsdaq +0.25% Russell -0.07%
US Market closed slightly higher ahead of earnign season with banks starting to report today. FOMC didn't give real news infos to the market, Fed favors staying on a path of gradual rate hikes, although there was growing concern that the factors keeping a lid on inflation may not be transitory after all. technology sector (+0.5%) finished ahead of the broader market on Wednesday, thanks in large part to mega-cap names like Alphabet (GOOGL 1005.65, +17.85),Facebook (FB 172.74, +1.15), and Apple (AAPL 156.55, +0.65), which added 1.8%, 0.7%, and 0.4%, respectively. GE lower after JPM dwg. Financials -0.1% before numbers. US Afetr Hours JILL -37%, NSTG -10%, HAWK -7% following earnings/guidance, ACLS +5% and NMIH +4% to join S&P SmallCap 600, several biotechs on the move. Asian markets opened mostly higher. China markets remains muted ahead of next week’s Communist Party congress, while as expected Nikkei closed at a 20-yr high yesterday. China Govt said to be pushing some of the large tech firms to give the Govt a stake in the company and a direct role in corporate decisions. Internet regulators have discussed taking 1% stakes in Tencent, Weibo, Youku Tudou and Alibaba.
Nikkei +0.37% Hang Seng +0.40% Shanghai -0.27% Shenzen -0.44%
Eur$ 1.1875 CNY 6.5871 CNH 6.5782 JPY 112.28 GBP 1.3258 CHF 0.9719 RUB 57.8040 WTI$ 50.98 -0.62%
S&P -0.07% EuroStoxx +0.08% FTSE +0.03% Dax +0.07% SMI +0.21%
Macro :
- Norway to Impose Fees on Biggest Electric Cars: Aftenposten
- FOMC Minutes Contributing to Dollar Slide: Macro Squawk Wrap
- AllianceBernstein Is Said to Plan Move of Staff From NY: WSJ
Keep an eye on :
- AC FP : Accor Wins Mantra Board Backing for Cash Takeover Offer
- ACS SM : ACS Likely to Start Counterbid for Abertis Soon, UFP Says
- ADP FP : ADP Says Sept. Traffic Rises 4.7%
- CS FP : Axa Is Said to Interview Banks for 2018 IPO of U.S. Businesses
- BMW GY : BMW Is Said to Outsource China Mini Car Making to Great Wall
- CAP FP : Capgemini Names Thierry Delaporte, Aiman Ezzat COOs
- C US : Citigroup Picks Luxembourg for EU Private Bank Hub, FT Says
- DANSKE DC : Danske Bank Placed Under AML Investigation in France
- AM FP : Dassault CEO Not Yet Mulling Alternatives for Safran: Reuters
- DENERG DC : Goldman Sells Dong Energy Stake at DKK 375 Per Share
- FAGR BB : Fagron Third Quarter Organic Revenue +2.4%
- FLXN US : FLXN Reports Pricing of 4.8M Shr Offering $25.50/Shr
- FUR NA : Fugro Sells Trenching and Cable Laying Ops in Deal Valued $73m
- JNPR US : Juniper Drags Peers Lower as Cloud Weakness Weighs on 3Q Results
- KAHL SS : Kappahl Fourth Quarter Operating Profit Beats Highest Estimate Kappahl Proposes Share Split, Automatic Share Redemption
- MU US : Micron Prices Increased $1.2B Stock Offering at $41/Share
- NDA SS : Sweden’s LO Unions May Move Total of SEK3.6b From Nordea: DI
- NOVN VX : Novartis Chairman ‘Very Content’ With Roche Stake Development:HZ
- ORA FP : Orange Employee Shareholders Want Bpifrance Off Board: Tribune
- ROG VX : Novartis Chairman ‘Very Content’ With Roche Stake Development:HZ
- SAF FP : Dassault CEO Not Yet Mulling Alternatives for Safran: Reuters
- SAN FP : Sanofi Invests EU170M in Vaccine Production Facility in France
- SZU GY : Suedzucker 1H Operating Result EU282m
- TLW LN : Tullow Oil Acquires Four Onshore Licenses in Ivory Coast
- VIE FP : Veolia Wins Antero Contract to Manage Water Treatment Sludge
- VIV FP : Vivendi To Launch Public Buyout Offer For Havas Shareholders
- WPP LN : WPP Reiterates Tender Offer Significantly Undervalues ADK