Stocks in Asia climbed as the Federal Reserve signaled it is putting further interest-rate increases on hold, boosting emerging-market equities and currencies. Treasury yields stabilized after Wednesday’s declines.
Japanese shares led regional gains along with Hong Kong, indicating a strong end to a stellar month for equities in Asia. U.K. and European futures signaled equities will rise when the market opens. Earlier, the S&P 500 Index climbed to an eight-week high and the dollar fell to a four-month low after the Fed said it will be “patient” on interest-rate moves and signaled flexibility on the path for reducing its balance sheet. Nasdaq futures climbed as better-than-expected results at Facebook Inc. buoyed sentiment.
US After Hours FLEX +14%, FB +12%, DLB +9%, NOW +8%, MLNX +6% are higher, while X -6%, PYPL -3.5%, MSFT -2.7%, V -2%, TSLA -1.5% are lower following earnings/guidance
Nikkei +1.06% Hang Seng +1.02% CSI +1.05% Shanghai +0.35% Shenzen -0.70%
Eur$ 1.1505 CNH 6.7127 CNY 6.7008 JPY 108.74 GBP 1.3137 RUB 65.5809 CHF 0.9926 TRY 5.2278 WTI$ 54.52 +0.53%
S&P +0.16% EuroStoxx +0.57% FTSE +0.41% Dax +0.56% SMI +0.15%
Macro :
- French Telecom Watchdog Not Against Consolidation: Les Echos
Keep an eye on :
- ABBN SW : ABB’s Spiesshofer Freezes Hiring Amid Revamp: Handelszeitung
- AC FP : AccorHotels Says It Has Refinanced More Than EU1B of Its Debt
- ADYEN NA : Watch Payments Firms After PayPal’s First Miss Since 2015
- AIR FP : Airbus Says Cyber Incident on Commercial Aircraft Unit’s Systems
- ALO FP : *EU'S VESTAGER PRESSING AHEAD ON VETO OF ALSTOM-SIEMENS DEAL: FT
- ATUS US : Altice Unit Gets Revolving Credit Commitments $2.17b Due 2024
- ATS AV : AT&S Keeps Rev., Ebitda Margin Forecasts Given Jan. 8
- NDA GY : Aurubis Names Roland Harings New CEO
- BAR BB : U.S. Patent Office Reconfirms Barco’s Clickshare Patentability
- BC IM : Brunello Cucinelli Upside Now Limited, Berenberg Cuts to Hold
- 1COV GY : Mentionned as potential predator for HB Fuller
- DHER GY : Zomato in Talks With Delivery Hero to Sell UAE Business: TOI
- DGE LN : Diageo First-Half Organic Net Sales Growth Beat Estimates (1)
- ECONB BB : Econocom Full Year Revenue 1.7% Below Estimates
- ELI BB : Elia Starts Commercial Use of U.K.- Belgium Nemo Interconnector
- ELIS FP : Elis 2018 Rev. EU3.13b, Est. EU3.15b
- EXO IM : Exor Spokesman Denies Any Merger Talks Between Scor, PartnerRe
- GRNG SS : Granges Fourth Quarter Net Sales Beat Estimates
- HMB SS : H&M 4Q Pretax Profit Misses Estimates As Company Takes Costs (1)
- ISS DC : ISS Sells Activities in Argentina and Uruguay to Grupo Serza
- SDF GY : K+S: Lower Saxony Approved Potential Siegfried-Giesen Restart
- LBK SM : Liberbank Sold EU1.8B NPL Portfolio: Confidencial
- LUX IM : Luxottica Expects 2018 Net Debt/Ebitda Ratio in Range 0.3x-0.4x
- MRO LN : GKN Fokker to Supply Cables, Composites for F-35s: Dutch Govt
- MOZN SW : Mobilezone Rated New Neutral at MainFirst; PT 12 Francs
- NESN SW : Nestle Chairman Signals He’s Open to a Full Sale of Skin Health
- NOKIA FH : *NOKIA 4Q NET SALES EU6.87 BLN; EST. EU6.66 BLN
- NOKIA FH : Nokia Hits Middle Point of 2018 Operating Margin Guidance Range
- NOVN SW : Novartis Says France Issued Antitrust Objections On Lucentis
- OHL SM : Villar Mir Stake in OHL Lures Interest From 5 Cos.: Confidencial
- PGS NO : PGS Fourth Quarter Ebitda Beats Highest Estimate
- RNK LN : Rank Group 1H Adj. Pretax Down 27.6% to GBP29m; Outlook in Line
- REP SM : Repsol Probes Current Crude-for-Debt Deal With Venezuela: FT
- RDSA LN : Shell to Buy California EV Company as Gasoline Use Seen Dropping
- ROG SW : Roche Full-Year Core EPS Beats Estimates (1)
- RPC LN : Berry Global Considering A Possible Offer in Cash for RPC
- SCR FP : Covea Board Rejects All Scor Accusations, Backs Thierry Derez
- SKFB SS : Sell SKF Amid Deteriorating Original-Equipment Market: Jefferies
- WAF GY : Siltronic Full Year Ebit 3.1% Above Estimates
- SOW GY : Software AG Fourth Quarter Adjusted EPS Beats Highest Estimate
- FTI FP : Technip Wins Contract Over $500M With ExxonMobil Refinery
- UHR SW : Swatch Predicts ‘Healthy’ 2019 After Weak Fourth Quarter
- TFI FP : TF1 in Talks With Dillard to Sell Teleshopping Operational Side
- UNA NA : Unilever Sees ’19 Underl. Sales Growth Lower Half of 3%-5% Range
- VLA FP : Valneva: Positive Initial Booster Data for Lyme Disease Vaccine
- VK FP : Vallourec Creditors Are Said to Seek Exit Amid Choppy Oil Market
- DG FP : Vinci, Eiffage, AXA to Bid For Toulouse Airport Stake: Tribune
- VOW3 GY : Audi's Hungary Unit Reaches Deal With Unions to End Strike
- VOW3 GY : German Transport Minister Rebuffs VW Over Car-Pricing Comments
- WPP LN : WPP to Sell 49% Stake in Richard Attias & Associates: Sky News