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US MArket Closed Higher ahead of today employment report, Commodity sentive energy lead the move. energy (+1.3%) managed to lead the pack while industrials (+0.6%) and financials (+0.5%) followed. Meanwhile, the heavily-weighted health care (-0.4%) and technology (-0.1%) were the only two spaces to end in the red. countercyclical sectors were able to recover from some early relative weakness as utilities (+0.6%), consumer staples (+0.5%), and telecom services (+0.3%) ended on their best levels. The three sectors sport the largest year-to-date advances of 6.9%, 2.2%, and 11.2%, respectively. Volume were above average with 1.12bil shares. US After Hours CLNE +7.3%, AVGO +6.6%, HPE +6.2%, OEC +4.8%, SWHC +4.4%, VTAE -23.5%, ERII -12.1%, SNAK -10.9%, AMBA -6.8% following earnings/guidance; GPRO -1.8% (in sympathy with AMBA. Asian equity markets are mixed in a pre-NFP session that is typically less volatile, as investors this month in particular look to consider whether the case for more tightening will remain on the table with a strong number or fizzle entirely with a miss. FX side was uncharacteristically more active on comments out of Japan and China Yuan fix. USD/JPY plunged about 30pips to 113.20 after BOJ Gov Kuroda said he is not considering lowering rates further into negative territory at this time, reiterating the central bank remains open to take appropriate policy steps in the future if needed.
Nikkei +0.32% Hang Seng +0.69% Shanghai +0.41%
Eur$1.0947 CNH 6.5156 CNY 6.5241 JPY 113.83
S&P +0.04% EuroStoxx+0.70% Dax+0.66% SMI +0.35%
Macro :
- Lazard CEO: M&A Fundamentals Unchanged Since Record 2015: Echos
- DNB CEO Says Oil Service Vessel Cos Need to Consider Mergers: DN
- Goldman Said to Be Cutting More Than 5% of Fixed-Income Jobs
- Oil Prices May Hit $50/Bbl in May, Credit Suisse’s Stuart Says
- Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond Said Eyeing African Assets: FT
Keep an eye on :
- AIR FP : Airbus Plans 400-Seat Jet Dubbed The A350-8000, Reuters Reports
- ANDR AV : Andritz 4Q Sales, Ebitda Beat Estimates; Plans EU1.35 Dividend
- AREVA FP : Areva to Cut Up to 450 Jobs in French Drome Region: AFP
- BNP FP : BNP Paribas Fortis to Exchange 20 CASHES for 20,885 Ageas Shares
- BRNL NA : Brunel 2015 Rev. In Line; Strong 4Q in Europe, Oil & Gas Down
- CRG IM : ECB Asks Banca Carige to Present New Funding, Business Plan
- CRG IM : Banca Carige Revises Down 2015 Net Loss to EU102
- CON GY : Conti Could Cope With EU2b-EU3b Buy, CFO Tells Boersen-Zeitung
- DBK GY : Deutsche Bank Said to Extend Deferral Period for Bonus Payments
- DB1 GY : EU’s Oettinger Advises Germany to Back Deutsche Boerse, LSE Deal
- EDP PL : EDP Targets Net Debt of Less Than EU16.5b in 2016, CEO Says
- GAM SM : Siemens Reviews Gamesa Merger on Bid Uncertainty: Expansion
- GTO NA : Gemalto FY Rev. EU3.122b vs Est. EU3.105b
- GTO NA : Gemalto CEO Opposes ’Back-Door’ Access to Smart Phones for Govt
- GLPG NA : Galapagos Sees 2016 Cash Burn EU100m-EU120m, Down Y/y
- SDF GY : ProSieben to Replace K+S in DAX; Steinhoff Enters MDAX
- MONC IM : Moncler 2015 Rev., Adj. Ebitda Beats Ests.
- PHIA NA : Blackstone, Onex Said Partnering to Bid for Philips Unit: WSJ
- PSM GY : ProSieben to Replace K+S in DAX; Steinhoff Enters MDAX (Earlier)
- SAN FP : Sanofi Developing Possible Myozyme Successor for Pompe Disease
- SAN FP -1.4% after hours in the us presented results from Phase 1/2 study of investigational second-generation therapy for Pompe disease; Results support beginning pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in Q2 2016
- SIKA VX : Sika Receives Motion to Extend Term of Office of Special Experts
- TIT IM : Telecom Italia CEO Said to Be at Risk as Vivendi Seeks Revamp