Dow+1.06% S&P+1.24% Nasdaq+0.90% Russell+1.33%
US Market closed higher, above its 50d MA but with light volume(820mil shares). Energy sector +4.4% with WTI +3.8% to $37.50/bbl. materials sector (+2.4%) was a distant second while heavily-weighted financials (+1.2%), industrials (+1.2%), and health care (+1.1%) settled near the broader market. Meanwhile, the top-weighted technology sector (+0.8%) spent the day behind the S&P 500 as several large cap components like Alphabet (GOOGL 768.51, +1.38), Qualcomm (QCOM 49.04, -0.02), and Facebook (FB 104.63, -0.88) lagged. Asian markets broadly tracked a more positive tone from US and European markets, with energy stocks feeding off higher oil prices. China and Japan markets paired their early gains on profit taking heading into a Christmas break with lower liquidity expected until after the New Year. BoJ) released its meeting minutes from Nov decision. Commentary remained on the importance of seeing wage increase in the New Year and the continued commitment to take action as needed to reach 2% price target.
Nikkei-0.51% Hang Seng+0.44% Shanghai-0.58%
Eur$1.0931 CNY6.4788 JPY120.60 GBP1.4876 CHF 0.9887 RUB $69.58 WTI $37.70 (+0.59%) (resitance @37.88/94)
S&P-0.13% EuroStoxx / Dax / SMI /
Macro :
- Russia Sees Its 2015 Oil Exports Grow First Time in Six Years
- Russia Asks Crude Producers to Run Stress Tests for $30 Oil
- Germany Has No Plans to Stop Nord Stream 2 Pipeline: Spiegel
- Oil Set for Biggest Weekly Gain in 2 Months as U.S. Supply Drops
Keeep an eye on :
- ABG SM : Banks Allow Abengoa to Sell Assets for EU300M, El Pais Says
- AIR FP : Boeing Reports 166 New Orders Since Last Update
- AIR FP : UTX’s Pratt: A320neo Engines Meet Fuel Promises Now, in Future
- AZN LN : Relypsa Ticks higher on circulation of Daily Mail rumor roundup that says the stock was higher today on continued takeover chatter - The article says AstraZeneca is eyeing RLYP with price chatter at $46/shr (+4.53% @ 27.93)
- ATC NA : Altice, Cablevision Tell FCC Their Critics Are Wrong On Merger
- BKIA SM : BFA-Bankia Group to Increase Provisions for IPO by EU1.06B
- BBVA SM : BBVA Says CET1 Phased-In Capital Ratio at 11.7% as of Sept. 30
- BNP FP : BNP Paribas 4th-Quarter Earnings Hit by $983 Million Writedown
- BNP FP : BNP Says Meets CET1 Requirements; Mulling First Hawaiian Options
- BA US : Boeing Reports 166 New Orders Since Last Update
- DIS US : Disney Estimates ’Force Awakens’ Global Box Office at $689m
- RACE US : Exor, Pietro Ferrari Sign Shareholding Pact for Ferrari
- FCX US : Freeport Said to Plan Oil, Gas Asset Auction Next Yr: Reuters -->+16%
- NOVN VX : Novartis Says Cosentyx Data in Ankylosing Spondylitis Positive
- PBY US : Icahn Reports 12.1% Stake in Pep Boys
- POP SM : Popular Says ECB Requires Min. CET1 Phased-In of 10.25% in 2016
- SGO FP : Saint-Gobain to set up JV with Lafarge Platre Maroc
- SAN SM : Santander Says ECB Requires CET1 at 9.75% on Consolidated Basis
- VED LN : Vedanta Resources Looking to Bid for India Gold Mines: BS