Asian stocks built on the strong start to this year and headed for a fresh record high amid optimism in global growth. The yen advanced as traders continued to pile out of bets against the Japanese currency. Hong Kong’s benchmark is making a run at its record close since the global financial crisis, and Japanese equities were rising even in face of the yen’s appreciation. Softbank Group was leading the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, benefiting from speculation of a listing for its mobile unit. The yuan touched a two-year high after the People’s Bank of China raised the currency’s fixing to the highest since May 2016. WTI continues to trade above $64, and bitcoin slipped closer towards $13,000. U.S. markets are shut Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday after the S&P 500 Index closed on Friday at an all-time high.
Nikkei +0.26% Hang Seng +0.53% CSI +0.23% Shanghai -0.35% Shenzen -1.65%
Eur$ 1.2210 CN 6.4370 CN 6.4353 JPY 110.85 GBP 1.3739 CHF 0.9669 RUB 64.39 +0.14%
S&P +0.14% EuroStoxx +0.14% FTSE +0.08% DAX +0.20% SMI +0.16%
Macro :
- Goldman’s Hatzius Says EU Growth Limits Political Risk: Figaro
- CSA Reviewing Approach for Issuers W/U.S. Marijuana Activities
- Trump Briefing on Solar Tariffs Is Said to Be Postponed
- Bid to Collect Internet Sales Tax Gets U.S. High Court Review
- Buy Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple and Litecoin, Evercore ISI Says
- Stiglitz Sees Risks in U.S. Politics as Spending Deadline Nears
Keep an eye on :
- ABI BB : AB InBev Co-Controlling Holder Patrinvest Buys EU48m of Stock
- ABLX BB : closed -5.88% in New York $42.28 --> E34.66 -5.30% vs Europe Close
- ADS GY : Adidas Plans to Boost U.S. Market Share to 15-20%, BZ Reports
- ADP FP : ADP Paris Airports FY Traffic Rose 4.5% To 101.5m Passengers
- AIR FP : SpaceX Rocket Test Fire Rescheduled to Jan. 15: Florida Today
- AIR FP : Airbus May Pay EU70-80m Fine in Eurofighter Case: Sueddeutsche
- AIR FP : Airbus May Pay Taiwan EU104m in Arbitration of 1992 Accord
- AF FP : Air France-KLM Still Interested in Alitalia Sale Process: Sole
- AF FP : Air France-KLM Denies Having Made Offer to Take Over Alitalia
- AAPL US : Apple to Shift More Macbook Outsourcing to Foxconn: DigiTimes
- ARAMCO IPO : Aramco U.S. IPO Odds Strained by Trump’s Israel Moves: Height
- ATC NA : French Carriers to Spend EU3b on Mobile Masts: Junior Minister
- ATL IM : Atlantia Is Said in Talks for IRB Infra Road Assets: ET(Jan. 14)
- BAYN GY : Bayer, Mylan Dismiss Patent-Infringement Case Over Nexavar Drug
- BBVA SM : BBVA to Increase Number of Board Members to 15: Expansion
- EN FP : French Carriers to Spend EU3b on Mobile Masts: Junior Minister
- CLLN LN : Carillion to Take Steps to Enter Into Compulsory Liquidation
- FCA IM : FCA US Voluntarily Recalling Estimated 153,859 Minivans
- FCA IM : Fiat CEO Sees Room to Double Profit by 2022 on Global Jeep Push
- DIS US : Facebook COO Sandberg and Twitter CEO Dorsey to step down from Disney board due to potential conflicts of interest - press
- DIS US : Disney: ’Last Jedi’ Becomes No. 10 Global Release of All-Time
- GKN LN : Carlyle Is Said to Be Weighing Bid for GKN: Sunday Times
- HNAGRZ CH : HNA’s Tianjin Tianhai Says It Has No Plans to Sell Ingram Micro
- ILD FP : French Carriers to Spend EU3b on Mobile Masts: Junior Minister
- ISAT LN : Inmarsat Buyout May Make Sense, Maritime Concerns Overdone: RBC
- IWG LN : IWG poised to receive second takeover bid - FT
- LoW US : D.E. Shaw Is Said to Build Activist Stake in Retailer Lowe’s
- MS IM : Mediaset Could Take 20% in Tim, Canal Plus Joint Venture: Sole
- NEO FP : Neopost Rallies on Report Buyout Firms Looking at Pitney Bowes
- NEX FP : Nexans to Take 27.8% Stake in Vehicle-Charging Company IES
- ORA FP : French Carriers to Spend EU3b on Mobile Masts: Junior Minister
- PGHN SW : Partners Group Sell Its Remaining VAT Shares
- PMO LN : Premier in Talks to Sell Batchelors Brand to Nissin: S. Times
- ORS SM : Prisa, Creditors Near Agreement on Debt: EL Confidencial
- PUB FP : Nestle Is Said to Retender French Media-Buying Budget: Les Echos
- PUM GY : Puma could be potential takeover target of Anta Sports Products.
- RNO FP : Nissan’s Ghosn Says U.S. Tax Bill May Stabilize Car Sales: Fox
- RR/ LN : Rolls-Royce Confirms Reviewing Strategic Options for L’Orange
- 9984 JP : SoftBank Invests EU460m in Online Car Dealer Auto1: FT
- 9984 JP : SoftBank Eyes $18B IPO for Mobile Unit: Nikkei
- TEVA US : Teva Senior Unsecured Ratings Cut to Junk by Moody’s
- TIT IM : Mediaset Could Take 20% in Tim, Canal Plus Joint Venture: Sole
- TWX US : Wal-Mart Said to Restructure Store Roles to Streamline Business
- TKA GY : Cevian Holds About 18% of Thyssenkrupp Shares: Spokesman, Cevian’s Forberg Calls for Structural Change at Thyssen: FAS
- 6502 JP : Toshiba Seeks $4B Yen Tax Relief By Selling Some Assets: Nikkei {6502 JP Equity HLDR <GO>}
- VASTN NA : Vastned to Make Takeover Bid for All Shares in Belgium Unit
- VIV FP : Mediaset Could Take 20% in Tim, Canal Plus Joint Venture: Sole
- VOW3 GY : VW Brand to Invest $3.3B in North America Through 2020
- VOW3 GY : Volkswagen Sets Delivery Record With 6.23M Vehicles in 2017