US Market closed slightly higher with NAsdaq & Russell Outperforming after Underperf on wed...mkt was underp pressure on bad datas from Europe (PMI) ...US eco data pushed mkt higher...AAPL was one of the big support to the mkt +1.4% to 116.31...Biotech lagged...the energy sector (+1.1%) settled in the lead with help from crude oil, which spiked 1.8% to $75.82.bbl...the consumer discretionary sector (+0.4%) outperformed thanks to retailers after Best Buy(BBY 38.02, +2.48), Dollar Tree (DLTR 65.87, +3.24), Williams-Sonoma (WSM 75.22, +5.80), and L Brands (LB 80.08, +2.40) reported better than expected results. The four gained between 3.1% and 8.4%...Volume were light @ 650mil shares...VIX @ 13.58 -2.7%...After Hours Summary: LRAD +6.1%, SPLK +5.9%, ADSK +3.3%, GME -10.5%, GPS -3.3% following earnings/guidance...US President Obama delivered a sweeping executive order on immigration reform, unveiling plans for 5M undocumented residents to stay in the country... After flirting with the ¥119 handle overnight, USD/JPY has succumbed to profit-taking going into the weekend, Japan Finance Minister have chased a few more yen bears out of the crowded trade. Fin Min Aso said the Yen decline has been too fast, and the abrupt weakness or strength were unwelcome. Japan PM Abe formally announced he is dissolving the lower house of parliament as widely anticipated and taking the LDP coalition into snap elections next month ...
Eur$1.2550 S&P +0.17% EuroStoxx +0.32% Dax +0.37%SMI +0.31%
Macro :
- Fin Min Aso said the Yen decline has been too fast
- Japan PM Abe formally announced he is dissolving the lower house of parliament
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