Us market closed lower pushed by mixed data in China...VIX @ 13.77 +7.25%....Volume Still light @ 650mil shares...Starbucks, eBay, Microsoft, Altera, KLAc, and Juniper all rally in extended session after earnings/guidance, but S&P futures remain under pressure as Thursday selloff reverberates in Asia....Shanghai Composite is the only regional index to trade higher, with 7-day
repo rate falling over 100bps in the wake of China liquidity injection this week; Nikkei225 leads the decliners with a 2.3% selloff in afternoon session, tracking firmer JPY....- Samsung Electronics trading up about 0.5% after reporting final Q4 results and forecasting solid demand in DRAM/NAND memory, better supply/demand conditions in LCD segment, and rising sales in TVs ahead of the world cup. Notably, Samsung also sees tighter competition in handsets and tablets, along with seasonality, leading to sequential declines in the mobile segment...Nikkei -1.94% Shamghai +0.60%
Eur$ 1.3680 S&P Fut unch European Fut+0.07%
Keep an eye on :
- Rating : Germany Credit Rating Affirmed at AAA at Fitch; Outlook Stable
- AKE FP : Arkema CEO Says Europe Will Finally Rebound, Les Echos Says
- ALO FP : Alstom Outlook Reduced to Negative From Stable by Moody’s
- ALO FP : Brazil Prosecutors Said to Seek Order Against Alstom
- CLS1 GGY : McKesson to Buy 75.99% of Celesio Shares Via New Agreements, to Offer Eur 23.50/Shr for Celesio
- HEN DC : Genmab Raises DKK998m, Places Shares in Middle of Range
- HOF LN : House of Fraserexclusive talks with French rival Galeries Lafayette came to an end / to float on LSE later on this year
- IBE SM : Iberdrola’s Chairman Says Doesn’t Need to Make Acquisitions
- KINVB SS : Capital Group Becomes Second-Largest Kinnevik Shareholder: DI
- LHA GY : Lufthansa Asks Court to Block Planned Union Strike, Bild Says
- MKS LN : Marks & Spencer Plans More Food Stores in Paris, Figaro Says
- NOVN VX : Novartis Seeks Re-Examination of Serelaxin for Heart Failure
- Poste Italiane : Italy Hopes to Get EU6b-EU8b From Poste Stake Sale, Letta Says
- RNO FP : Nissan, Renault to Merge Global Production, Nikkei Says
- RNO FP : Renault Sees Iran Car Market Surging 50% When Sanctions Lifted
- SCVB SS : Scania Wins Order for 220 Trucks From Austrian Haulier Nothegger
- TEF SM : Telefonica Renegotiating EU3b Syndicated Loan, Expansion Says
- TKA GY : Deutsche Bahn Seeks More ThyssenKrupp Compensation: Rheinische
- ZIGGO NA : Ziggo Says Liberty Global Talks Progressed; Dividend Delayed
- ZIGGO NA : Ziggo Says Mobile Subscriptions On Track, 4Q ARPU Up 5.5%