US Close Lower, Retailers weighted on the market, S&P closed on its lowest level of the year, VIX started the session making new lows below the 12 level and closed @ 13.37 +10.13%, SKEW @ 130.59 +3.52%...Energy was down with crude oil trading lower ($91.78)...Volume were below average @719m shares...Time Warner Cable board formally rejects Charter Communications bid, deeming it "well below comparable transaction multiples"....JPM & WFC Are reporting Earnings today...Nikkei -3% following US indices & Strong Yen,Separately, Japan posted a rise in current account deficit, prompting concern from cabinet officials...- PBoC was on the sidelines on open market operations for the 3rd week; Speculation over China 2014 GDP from analysts spanning a wide range - as low as 7.0% to as high as 8.6%...Shanghai +0.64%...
Eur$ 1.3665 S&P fut +0.01% European Fut -0.68%
Celesio indicated -13% in Pre-Market in germany
>>> Keep an eye on :
- Oil Sector : Goldman Sets 12-Month Oil Price Forecast at $90 a Barrel
- AF FP : Air France-KLM, Etihad to Evaluate Cooperation, Dagblad Says
- AMEC LN : Amec May Rise to 1,330p-Shr on Foster Wheeler Deal, Nomura Says
- BSY LN : Buy BSkyB, Could Merge With Vodafone or Telefonica’s 02: UBS
- CLS1 GY : Low Odds McKesson Makes Another Bid for Celesio, May Bid for Celesio Rival Phoenix Post Deal Fail: UBS
- CLS1 GY : Haniel Taking Time to Consider All Options for Celesio
- DAI GY : Daimler Might Decide on North America Plant in 2014, 2015
- F IM : Maserati ‘On Pace’ to Boost Sales to 50,000 in 2015, CEO Says
- GEBN SW : Geberit 2013 Sales In Line With Analyst Estimates--> Sales In Line, No Buyback May Disappoint, Berenberg
- HOME LN : Home Retail Group May Name Argos’s Walden as CEO: Sky Link
- LISP SW : Lindt & Spruengli 2013 Sales Beat, Sees Ebit Margin Rising
- MAERSKB DC : Maersk Buys 40% Stakes in 2 of Repsol’s Kurdistan Fields: Ritzau
- MEO1V FH : Metso could be a takeover target due to recent restructuring Taloussanomat citing Nordea Analyst Outotec could be interested
- NOVN VX : Novartis Seeks Bolt-On Deals to Strengthen 3 Main Businesses
- PVA SM : Pescanova’s Banks Meet Today to Decide on Offers: Cinco Dias
- 1913 HK : Prada PT, Profit Est. Cut at Citi, Keeps Buy
- RIO LN : Rio Tinto Maintains Holding in Turquoise Hill After Offering
- STL NO : Statoil CEO Lund Sees Room For More Oil Industry Deals, DN Says
- STL NO : Statoil: Norwegian government not currently planning to reduce its stake
- SIK VX : Sika 2013 Sales Rise to CHF5.14b; Est. CHF5.09b
- VOLVB S : Volvo Returned to Operating Profit in 2013, CEO Says: Reuters