Dow +0.37% S&P +0.22% Nasdaq +0.23% Russell +0.17%
US Market closed higher for the sixth session in a row. Chipmakers as a whole performed roughly in line with the broader market, AMD 13.42, +5.6% following vague M&A speculation. Lennar +4.8% after numbers. VIX +1.3%. US After Hours, CTMX +35% on Amgen collaboration news, F slightly higher on strategic update news/guidance... ODP -10% on $1 bln acquisition and guidance, GBT+2.7% on Point72 5% stake, ROKU -1.2% options will start trading on CBOEon Friday. Asian Market have traded mixed with markets in China and South Korea remaining closed for holidays. Markets in Taiwan are also closed on today’s session in observance of a national holiday. Japan’s Topix has underperformed amid weakness in the banking sector. Equity markets in the Philippines and Indonesia trade at record highs. In corporate news, Amazon Japan is said to be planning to invest in the area of fashion. On the inflation front, beer maker Asahi Group is reported to be planning to raise prices by ~10% in March, which would be the first increase in 10-years. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Gov Nakaso did not rule out a deficit related to the central bank’s exit strategy from easing measures, but suggested that officials are prepared for this. World Bank raised China’s 2017 and 2018 GDP growth forecasts, putting them in line with those of the IMF.
Nikkei +0.01% Hang Seng +0.65% CSI Shanghai Shenzen Closed
Eur$ 1.1771 CNH 6.6427 CNY 6.6528 JPY 112.56 GBP 1.3271 CHF 57.8298 RUB$ 0.9722 WTI$ 50.11 -0.61%
S&P -0.03% EuroStoxx +0.14% FTSE -0.12% Dax +0.49% SMI -0.02%
Macro :
- U.K. Is Said to Fear No-Deal Brexit as Davis Makes Backup Plans
- ECB Overbuying Leaves French Bonds Vulnerable to Tapering
- Brexit May Empower U.K. Telecom Regulator, AlixPartners Says
Keep an eye on :
- 888 LN : 888 Holdings Holder Sinitus to Sell Entire Stake Via Bookbuild
- ABI BB : AB InBev Considers Expanding Vietnam Production: Vietnam News
- ABI BB : Asahi (2502 JP)+2.8% on news of price raise of 10%
- AF FP : Air France-KLM: China Eastern, Delta Now Each Hold 10% of Co.
- BABA US : Credit Suisse Sees 23% Upside for Alibaba, 20% for Tencent
- MT NA : Affirms FY17 Capex $2.9B v $2.4B y/y, net interest expense $0.8B v $1.1B - Sept investor slides (update) - Guides FY 17 pension & others $0.9B
- ALO FP : France’s Le Maire Says Will Be No Alstom Job Cuts, Site Closures
- BBVA SM : BBVA, Abanca Bid for Deutsche Bank Spanish Assets: Voz Populi
- BO DC : B&O First Quarter Revenue Beats Estimates
- DBK GY : Deutsche Bank May Suffer Most in MiFID Trading Hit, UBS Says
- EDP PL : EDP Says China Three Gorges Raises Stake to ~23.25%
- ERICB SS : Ericsson, Global Dominion in Talks to Form Spain JV: Expansion
- GLJ GY : Grenke Nine Month New Business Volume EU1.73 Bln
- GBT US : Global Blood Therapeutics Holder Point72 Reports 5.2% Stake
- I US : Intelsat’s C-Band Spectrum Plan for 5G May Be ’Gold Mine’: RBC
- JAPAN Display (6740 JP) : +25% Japan Display Jumps on OLED Report, Unwinding of Short Positions
- KARO SS : Karo Pharma Takeover Offer for Weifa Successful
- KER FP : French PM Says Open to Raising Luxury Good Taxes: Liberation
- MC FP : French PM Says Open to Raising Luxury Good Taxes: Liberation
- ODP US : Office Depot to Buy Compucom for Total Consideration About $1B --> -10% in after Hours
- PC IM : Pirelli: Equity Value Target for Relative Incentive Not Reached
- RUI FP : Rubis to Buy EG Group’s Gas-Station Network in Corsica
- SGSN VX : SGS Buys Two Australian Companies w/ Annual Revenues of >AUD4.6m
- TSCO LN : *TESCO 1H ADJUSTED OPERATING PROFIT GBP759M, EST. GBP703M
- TSLA US : Tesla Climbs as Nomura Sees an ‘Unprecedented Run-Up’ in Revenue
- TKA GY : Thyssenkrupp to Maintain Labor Representation on Spvy Brd: Bild
- UBER IPO : Uber Approves SoftBank Investment, Governance Reforms