Asian stocks retreated following a drop in American equities after a fresh personnel shakeup in the Trump administration spurred concerns about a unilateral approach to trade, national security and foreign affairs.
U.S. Treasuries held gains from Tuesday after a report showed U.S. inflation remained contained. Equity indexes declined across the region after the S&P 500 Index lost 0.6 percent. The sudden firing of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took some by surprise less than a week after top economic adviser Gary Cohn resigned from the White House. The dollar weakened, while West Texas oil was holding above $60 a barrel. US After Hours CAL +10%, PETQ +7%, MDB +4.3% following earnings/guidance, tech names extending move lower
Nikkei -0.87% HAng Seng -1.35% CSI -0.43% Shganghai -0.59% Shenzen -0.91%
Eur$ 1.2396 CNH 6.3131 CNY 6.3185 JPY 106.54 GBP 1.3966 CHF 0.9438 RUB 57.0254 WTI $ 60.69
S&P -0.10% EuroStoxx -0.09% FTSE -0.10% Dax -0.24% SMI -0.27%
Macro :
- China Liquidity May Tighten in March, Hurting Small Banks: Citi
- World Miners on Strongest Footing in Years, Goldman Sachs Says
- Bundesbank’s Buch Says Savings Banks Vulnerable to Rate Rise: HB
Keep an eye on :
- ABI BB : Anheuser-Busch InBev Options Active on Bullish Call Spreads
- ABE SM : Abertis Agrees to Sell 57% of Satellite Unit for at Least EU656m
- ADS GY : Adidas Sales Growth Jumps in 4Q as Company Lifts Long-term Goal
- ADS GY : Adidas Starts Share Buyback Program of as Much as EU3 Billion
- BARC LN : Coinbase Opens Barclays Account, First With Large U.K. Bank: FT
- B2H NO : B2Holding Offering Prices 36.9m Shares at NOK20.25/Share
- BNR GY : Brenntag Full Year Oper Ebitda Meets Estimates
- BPOST BB : Bpost Full Year Adjusted Ebitda Forecast Misses Estimates
- CBK GY : SocGen in Lead to Acquire Commerzbank’s EMC Unit: Handelsblatt
- CSGN VX : Credit Suisse Intends to Repay Convertible Bonds: FuW
- EOAN GY : EON Credit-Rating Affirmed by S&P After Deal to Take Over Innogy
- GSK LN : GlaxoSmithKline Treatment Granted Orphan Status by FDA
- GKN LN : Dana Open to U.K. Secondary Listing to Win Over GKN Holders: FT
- IBE SM : Iberdrola to Develop Spain Photo-Voltaic Plant: Confidencial
- ITX SM : Inditex Full Year Ebit Meets Estimates
- ITP FP : Interparfums Sees Full Year Revenue EU430 Mln
- LNZ AV : Lenzing Full Year Dividend Per Share EU3
- LHA GY : Lufthansa to End Non-Stop Berlin-New York Flight: Tagesspiegel
- RHM GY : Rheinmetall to Get Australian Armored Vehicle Order Worth EU2b
- RIO LN : Rio Asks Holders Vote Against Climate Policy Resolution at AGM
- ROTH FP : Rothschild Sees Positive M&A Outlook; Private Bank Drives Profit
- SGL GY : SGL FY Sales From Continuing Operations Beat Highest Est.
- SIKA SW : Sika Board Rejects Founders’ Push for Board Seat Ahead of AGM
- SOW GY : Software to Cancel Treasury Shares and Decrease Share Capital
- SPO LN : Sportech Is Said to Announce Profit Warning Wednesday: Sky
- LNSX GY : Sixt Leasing Full Year Revenue EU744 Mln
- SY1 GY : Symrise Full Year Ebitda Meets Estimates
- TECN SW : Tecan Full Year Ebitda 2.0% Above Estimates
- TEL NO : Lars-Åke Norling to Step Down as Total Access Communication CEO
- TOD IM : Tod's Full Year Net Income EU71 Mln
- VIE FP : Veolia Opens Investigation Following Press Reports of Misconduct
- XIOR BB : Xior to Buy Brussels Student Property for EU10m From BPI RE