US MArket CLosed Higher, Healthcare lead the move, volume were weak for this Easter monday.Volume @ 591mil sahres, PFE/AZN News, HAL, KMB, HAS reported, AAPL Expected today...NFLX +7% in after hours on Earnings...Asian indices are mixed with largely the same themes dictating sentiment as in overnight trade. Nikkei225 is outperforming, boosted by continued modest pressure on the Yen, while Shanghai Composite remains weighed down by speculation over renewed mainland IPOs. Note that the Shanghai index fell some 1.5% on Monday - the biggest decline in 6 weeks. S&P/ASX is also up a respectable 0.4% in afternoon trade, catching up after extended holiday weekend.
Macro
- Sakakibara Says Failure to Raise Sales Tax Risks JGB Collapse
Eur$1.3792 S&P Fut -0.10% European Fut +0.45%
Keep an eye on :
- AREVA FP : Areva, Niger Close to Accord on Uranium Mines: Les Echos
- ATO FP : Atos Buying Steria Would Add Value, UBS Says; Upgrades Stock
- AZN VX : AZN Hits Session High; Pfizer Made ‘Number’ of Approaches: NYT
- BARC LN : Barclays to Exit Some Commodities Trading on Revenue Decline: FT
- BINCK NA : BinckBank 1Q Net Income EU5.13m Versus EU2.75m
- DAI GY : Daimler Says Currently Not Pursuing Smart E-Scooter Project
- EOAN GY : Edison may bid for all of Eon Italia
- GSK LN : Glaxo Holders to Get GBP4b Return After Novartis Deal
- NOK1V FH : Nokia Sees Sale of Devices & Services to MSFT Closing April 25
- NOVN VX : Novartis Agrees to Buy GSK Oncology Unit for Up to $16b, to Begin Process Immediately to Sell Flu Business
- NOVN VX : Eli Lilly to Buy Novartis Animal Health for About $5.4b
- PAH3 GY : Porsche to Hire 400 Employees in R&D, Stuttgarter Zeitung Says
- PHIA NA : Philips Says 2014 Will Be a Challenging Year, Keeps 2016 Targets
- RBOS GR : Bosch Maintains Automotive Unit Forecast, Handelsblatt Reports
- SAN FP : Sanofi, Abbott Win Appeal Over Glenmark’s Generic of Tarka
- SCHP VX : Schindler 1Q Net Income Falls 3.6%, Sales Rise
- SCVB SS : Skandia Reiterates Rejection of VW’s Scania Bid, DI Reports
- SOI FP : Soitec FY Sales Fall, Saw Unfavorable Trend in Gross Margin
- TEF SM : Telefonica Complains to IFT That America Movil Disobeys Rules
- UCG IM : UniCredit, Intesa Team With KKR to Pool Some Bad Loans: FT
- VOW3 GY : Volkswagen Plans Low-Cost Car End 2016/Early 2017: Handelsblatt