>>> What to look at today - 4th of July 2017 {US}

Dow +0.61% S&P +0.23% NAsdaq -0.49% Russell +0.80%
US Market closed on a mixed note ahead of 4th of July. top-weighted sector was a clear laggard while other decliners—consumer discretionary (-0.2%), consumer staples (-0.1%), and utilities (-0.5%)—ended closer to their flat lines. US After Hours, Erroneous prices of Nasdaq stocks, including some of the world’s biggest technology companies. prices were distributed by third-party data providers after Wall Street closed early for the July 4 break.
Asian Market are mixed - ASX is leading regional gains on a rebound in recently underperforming banks (rate backup), miners (iron ore rebound) and energy (oil rally). Retailers have also surged after the latest Aussie retail sales figures shot past expectations.Chinese equities are trading lower. The PBoC refrained from open market operations for an eighth day, leaving liquidity unchanged as CNY250bn of reverse repos is due to mature this week. Small-caps are again under pressure in Hong Kong with the HKEX Growth Enterprise Market now down 16% over the past month. Yen weakness has failed to translate into Nikkei strength though the major autos have strengthened following positive sales updates. Earlier, the latest BoJ Tankan showed a rise in near-term inflation expectations. Korean equities and the won barely reacted to the latest North Korean missile test.

Nikkei -0.37% Hang Seng -1.59% CSI -0.79% Shanghai -0.43%

Eur$ 1.1346 CNH 6.8014 JPY 112.99 GBP 1.2936 CHF 0.9641 RUB 59.3562 WTI $ 46.83 -0.51%

S&P -0.02% EuroStoxx -0.43% Dax -0.39% FTSE -0.36% SMI -0.29%

Macro :
- French Cos.’ M&A Activity Rises 44% in 1H to $128B: Le Figaro
- French Market Regulator Sees Risk of ‘Sharp Market Correction’
- Nasdaq Data Show Exaggerated Movements in Post-Market Trading
- Fed: Yellen Hospitalized in London Over Weekend, Released Monday
- UniCredit Sees Stronger Europe Stocks, Slower UST Yield Rise

Keep an eye on :
- AAPL US : Apple to Sell as Many as 85m New iPhones This Year: KGI’s Kuo
- AKZA NA : Elliott exploring possible new legal challenge to Akzo Nobel - FD.nl
- AMUN FP : Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Created in U.S. Merger
- BAM US : Brookfield Bids BRL9/Unit for 16% Renova Energia Stake: Reuters
- BLT LN : BHP Switching to Natural Gas at Giant Chile Copper Mine: DF
- CRG IM : Carige Board Approves Capital Increase of as Much as EU500M
- CLN VX : Activist Hedge Fund Corvex Targets Clariant Amid Huntsman Deal
- CLN VX : Clariant Should Pursue Other Options Than Huntsman: Activists
- CRBN NA : Corbion Was Looked at, Not Approached by Parties: Telegraaf
- CSGN VX : Credit Suisse Transfers Roughly 100 IT Jobs to India’s HCL: T-A
- DBK GY : Deutsche Bank Said to Ask EU700M for Spanish Unit: Expansion
- DBG FP : Derichebourg Majority Shareholder CFER to Sell 2% Stake
- EDF FP : EDF Cut to Reduce, Shares Have ‘Run Too Far Too Soon’: HSBC
- EDP PL : Gas Natural Said to Have Approached EDP for Merger: Reuters
- GAS SM : Gas Natural Said to Have Approached EDP for Merger: Reuters
- ILD FP : Arcep: Paris Court Confirms 2015 Ruling on Free, Orange Dispute
- INGA NA : ING Unit No Longer Judges Traders on Hard Sales Targets: FD Link
- ISAT LN : Inmarsat Slides on Report Rivals Seek In-Flight Wi-Fi Injunction
- ORA FP : Arcep: Paris Court Confirms 2015 Ruling on Free, Orange Dispute
- SAZ GY : Bain, Cinven Set to Make New Stada Bid as Soon as This Week: FT
- SRP FP : Conforama Buys 17% of Showroomprive for EU27/Shr Or EU158M (Closed @ 23.27 +16%vs clolse)
- TSLA US : Tesla Sales Fall Short of Analyst Expectations as Model 3 Nears
- TLW LN : Tullow Oil agrees to sell 30% stake in Namibian oil block to ONGC Videsh
- UCB BB : UCB Says Chief Scientific Officer Ismail Kola to Leave Dec. 31
- UCG IM :UniCredit Completes Disposal of Pioneer to Amundi
- DG FP : Vinci: Wins Grand Paris Line 15 EU156M Contract Excl VAT