ASIAN MARKETS – TRADING LOWER on Monday. MAINLAND EQUITIES are under pressure with real estate firms lagging after weekend data showed another deceleration in Chinese property price growth. THE NIKKEI's weakness has been chalked up to yen strength. Meanwhile THE ASX 200 has clawed back earlier losses with banks in focus amid reports lawmakers are leaning towards holding a commission of inquiry into the sector. There have been some volatile moves in FX markets. Most of the focus has been on THE EURO, which came under pressure against the dollar after talks to form a coalition government in Germany broke down. The yuan has also weakened slightly. The PBoC’s Q3 monetary policy report outlined plans to “neutralize” counter-cyclical measures that have been aimed at smoothing out volatility
Nikkei -0.60% Hang Seng +0.14% CSI +0.46% Shanghai +0.23% Shenzen +0.83%
Eur$ 1.1744 CNH 6.6426 CNY 6.6341 JPY 112.10 GBP 1.3222 CHF 0.9899 RUB 59.2622 WTI 56.62 -0.16%
S&P -0.20% EuroStoxx -0.31% FTSE -0.28% DAX -0.63% SMI +0.48%
Macro :
- Mugabe Said to Agree to Stand Down as Zimbabwean President
- Merkel Bid for New Coalition Hangs by Thread in Party Talks
- Goldman CEO Sees Frankfurt, Paris As His Bank’s EU Hubs: Figaro
- Spotify Plans NYSE IPO, Won’t Seek Dual Stockholm Listing: DI
- EU to Push for 40% Quota for Women on Company Boards: Guardian
Keep an eye on :
- ADS GY : Adidas Is Said to Plan Moving IT Dept. From HK to Shanghai: SCMP
- ALV GY : Allianz ‘Well Protected’ Against Takeovers: CFO Wemmer to BZ
- ALO FP : GE Must Keep Commitments on Alstom, France’s Le Maire Says
- ALT NA : Le Maire Says He’s Watching Altice Situation Carefully
- ALT NA : Altice Responds to Recent Market Speculation & Misinformation
- BAYN GY : Monsanto Hearings on Whether Roundup Causes Cancer Delayed
- CRG IM : Carige Capital Increase to Go Ahead as Investors Pledge Support
- COFIB BB : Cofinimmo Contemplates Divesting Egmont I, Egmont II Offices
- CVAL IM : Creval CEO Says Subordinated Bond Conversion Not on Table: Sole
- GAS SM : Gas Natural Bulks up to Lead A European Merger, Expansion Says
- HEI GY : Heineken Is Said to Seek Buyer for Beer & Food: Expansion
- IGY GY : RWE Is Said to Have Held Talks With Enel on Innogy: Reuters
- DEC FP : APN Outdoor takeover speculation stoked by JCDecaux chair visiting Australia - report
- BAER VX : Julius Baer Assets Rise to Record as Inflows Beat Target
- OR FP : L’Oreal CEO Agon Sees ‘Record’ 18% FY Operating Margin: Investir
- LSE LN : LSE Board Is Said to Weigh Publishing Dossier on Rolet: FT
- MAP SM : Mapfre to Make Every Effort to Maintain Dividend: El Economista
- NHH SM : Barcelo Proposes Merger With NH Hotel Group, Expansion Reports
- PSM GY : PROSIEBENSAT.1 Says Thomas Ebeling to Leave Co. by End Feb. ’18
- ROG VX : Roche Hemophilia Drug Reduces Bleeds in Non-Inhibitor Patients
- RR/ LN : Rolls-Royce Seeks to Sell Diesel Parts Maker: Sunday Times
- RWE GY : RWE Is Said to Have Held Talks With Enel on Innogy: Reuters
- TSLA US : Tesla’s Electric Truck Reveal Weighs on Peers: Industrials Wrap
- 6502 JP : Toshiba Seeks $5.4 Billion Cash Injection to Avoid Delisting
- TLW LN : Tullow’s Jubilee Field Off Ghana to Halt Twice in 2018: Citi FM
- YAR NO : Yara to Buy Vale Cubatão Fertilizantes Complex in Brazil
- VATT SS : Sweden Proposes New Financial Targets for Vattenfall
- DG FP : French Highway Cos. to Increase Tolls by 1.03-2.04% in Feb: JDD
- WG/ LN : Wood Group Top 10 Shareholder to Reject CEO’s Pay: Sunday Times
- YNDX US : Yandex Is Said to Buy Food Delivery Co. to Expand Uber Eats: RBC