US MArket Closed higher, small caps led the move with Russell +1.5% vs S&P +0.5%, Market rallied after Putin said he doesn't want abreak-up of Ukraine, Tech was strong with MSFT +3.9% on news they will release office suite for iPad...VIX @ 14.52 -7.16%...Trading Volume was on the light side with only 574mil shares...today Janet Yellen first press conference as Fed Chair...Japan announced another trade deficit which was wider than expected but still smaller than the past 3 months on adjusted basis...the 2% inflation target of 2-years may be overambitious. Instead, Kiuchi warned that any additional effort to expand QE could have more side-effects than benefits...- Chinese yuan was once again set in the CNY6.13, before onshore markets pushed the level to mid-6.19. This marks the first time that Yuan traded by more than 1% relative to its fix since the PBoC widened the tradable band to 2% from 1% this weekend...Nikkei +0.36% HS -0.13% Shanghai -0.32%
Eur$ 1.3927 S&P Fut+0.03% European fut. -0.13%
Keep an eye on :
- ADS GY : Adidas Ests. Cut at Berenberg on `Punishing' FX
- AIR FP : China in Talks to Buy at Least 150 Airbus Planes: Reuters
- AGS BB : Ageas Embedded Value Total Insurance Was EU5.79b at End 2013
- BARC LN : Barclays Said to Plan Pursuing Sale of $400m Index Unit
- BIM FP : Biomerieux Targets 2014 Operating Income Ex Items EU220m-EU245m
- BMPS IM : Monte Paschi Shrs Offer Increased to 1.4b Shrs, Terms Show
- BMW GY : BMW Expands U.S. Factory to Increase Output, Handelsblatt Says
- BNR GY : Brenntag 2013 Sales Miss, Dividend Beats; Proposes Stock Split
- CDR SM : Codere Won’t Pay Coupon Payment on Dollar Bonds Due March 19
- EDF FP : EDF to Spend EU700m on Nuclear Site Security, Les Echos Says
- ERF FP : Eurofins Buys Agrofood, Non-Food Testing Activities of Applus
- HEI GY : HeidelbergCement Sees Sales, Profit Growth in 2014
- INGA NA : ING Group Offering 26.5m Shrs of ING U.S.
- ITX SM : Inditex 2013 Net EU2.38b; Est. EU2.39b, 2013 Rev., Gross Margin, Ebitda In Line With Ests.
- KRN GY : Krones 2013 Sales Rise 6%; Dividend Plan Beats BDVD Forecast
- MMB FP : Lagardere Has Two Bidders Left for Magazines, Echos Says
- MRW LN : Morrisons Downgraded to Baa2 by Moody’s; Outlook Negative
- NOVN VX : Novartis Drug Gets Orphan Status in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- PAH3 GY : Wolfgang Porsche May Rearrange Porsche, Volkswagen Assets: FAZ
- PEL IM : Popolare Vicenza to Make Binding Offer for Etruria by End Month
- RF FP : Eurazeo NAV Increases 31% to EU70.7 a Share at Dec 31
- RF FP : Desigual owner Meyer to sell 10% stake to Eurazeo via EUR 285m capital hike
- ROG VX : Roche’s Tamiflu Cut Death Rate in 2009-2010 Flu Outbreak: Study
- SAN FP : Sanofi Pasteur to Work With SK Chemical on Pneumococcal Vaccine
- VOLVB SS : Cevian Says Scania/VW Merger to Help Volvo Lift Profitability