US Market closed Higher for Tech and small cap but lower for blue cheap... VIX @ 13.87 +2.21%...volume were below average @ 709mil shares...Similar to crude, precious metals enjoyed another strong session. Gold futures
rose 0.4% to $1324.60/ozt while silver futures saw their ninth day of gains, spiking 2.2% to $21.91/ozt. This underpinned miners, sending the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX 26.46, +0.11) higher by 0.4%. financials (+0.2%) outperformed while consumer discretionary (+0.1%) and technology (+0.1%) ended in-line...China stocks rebound as money market rates fall; All eyeson tomorrow's flash PMI...Ukraine & Thailand rising political tensions could raise concerns on few emerging markets...- Nikkei pares outsized gains after yesterday's BOJ decision. A number of
analysts saw the expansion in the fixed-rate scheme as a "warning shot" thatthe BOJ would not wait to assess the impact of sales tax hike before easing further, however influential economic adviser Hamada hinted that only a
"serious" BOJ would produce meaningful economic growth. USD/JPY saw its session lows below 102.15 just after the Hamada comments....Nikkei -0.52% Shanghai +1.10%
Eur$ 1.3750 S&P Fut -0.07% European Fut -0.15%
Keep an eye on :
- AGS BB : Ageas Raises Dividend by 17%; 4Q Insurance Profit Meets Ests.
- ALO FP : Brazilian Court to Hear Case of 11 Accused of Alstom Bribes
- ATO FP : Atos 2013 Rev. In Line, Net Up 17%; 1Q Began With Solid Backlog
- BSY LN : BSkyB Stuck in Spiral of Increasing Costs, Berenberg Says; Sell
- CA FP : Carrefour May Not Get Premium for Emerging Mkt Assets: Goldman
- CARLB DC : Carlsberg 4Q Ebit Ex-Items DKK2.32b; Analyst Est. DKK2.19b,Sees High-Single-Digit Org. Op. Profit Growth
- CLR VX : Clariant 4Q Rev., Ebitda Ex-Items Beat, Sees Better 2014 Margin
- ACA FP : Credit Agricole Seeks Additional EU840M Tax Rebate on Emporiki
- LG FP : Lafarge Saw More Positive Trends in 4Q, Confirms 2014 Objective
- MMT FP : M6 2013 Net EU112m vs Est. EU121m
- NOVOB DC : Novo Nordisk Targets Mexico for New Anti-Obesity Drug: WSJ Link
- NXI FP : Nexity Sees 2014 Rev. >EU2.5b, Est. EU2.5b
- OMV AV : OMV 4Q Clean CCS Net EU178m vs Est. EU215m; Div. EU1.25/Share
- ORA FP : Orange Said to Eye Spain Acquisition With Jazztel Among Targets
- UG FP : 2013 op. Loss E177 vs Est E247, to raise E3bil, Agreement Precludes French Factory Closures: Moscovici
- DongFeng : Dongfeng Motor Falls 1.5% to Two-Week Low on Peugeot Deal
- POP IM : Banca Popolare di Vicenza Approves EU1b Share Sales
- RHM GY : Rheinmetall 2013 Sales Miss Estimates on Currency Effects
- RKMD LI : Rostelecom Agrees to Buy Out RU23.2b in Shares From Minorities
- SAFT FP : Saft 2014 View in Line With Ests.
- STAN LN : Standard Chartered May Sell HK Consumer Finance Unit: Reuters
- TEF SM : Telefonica Signs New EU3b Syndicated Credit Line With 26 Banks
- TEMN SM : Temenos 4Q Non-IFRS EPS $0.63 vs Est. $0.57
- TFI FP : TF1 2013 Ad Rev. Drops on Tough Conditions, Competition
- TOM NO : Tomra’s Fourth Quarter Profit Beats Estimates; Boosts Dividend
- VOD LN : *BUY VODAFONE, IS VERY ATTRACTIVE POST VERIZON DEAL: BOFAML