US Market closed higher despite weakness in tech.because of disap. Earnings (BRCM, ALTR, JNPR all down on weak guidance..VIX @ 13,33 (+1,5%)...PBoC continues to stay out of the way of upward bias on the yuan; USD/CNY set at a fresh record lows, just as China Premier talks down market concerns regarding govt debt levels while investors await the formal findings of a state- sanctioned audit...BOJ governor enthused by the progress made on inflation; Local press speculates cabinet office will not raise its economic assessment in October; Japan earnings season formally opens tomorrow with results from Canon...Nikkei closed lower by 2%...Shanghai -1,15%...
eur$ : 1,3776 European fut. Indicated 60bps lower
Keep an eye on : - ASC LN : Asos FY13 Adj. Pretax Beats Estimate, Says FY14 Started Well - AZA IM : Alitalia in Preliminary Talks With Hainan, Corriere Says - BAR BB : Barco 3Q Orders, Sales Decline; Full-Year Outlook More Cautious BI FP : Bic 3Q Rev. Misses Ests., Sees Meeting 2013 Targets - BSLN SW : Basilea Antibiotic Ceftobiprole Gets Europe Regulatory Approval - FER SM : Ferrovial, Sold part of its stake in Heathrow Airport to British pensions group for £392M, reducing total stake to 25% - GSK LN : GlaxoSmithKline to Say Probe Cuts China Sales by >1/3: Sky News - HAV FP : Bque Federal du Credit Mutuel sold 7,5m shares (2% of Co.)@ 6.15/sh. - IBE SM : Iberdrola Changes Dividend Policy to 65%-75% of Profit - MHG NO : Marine Harvest 3Q Sales NK4.3B; Expects 4Q Catch of 100,000 Tons - Moncler Refuses Aggressive Store Expansion in China - NDA SS : Nordea Bank 3Q Net Income EU777m vs EU686m - NHY NO : Norsk Hydro 3Q Revenue Rises More Than Estimates to NK16.1B - UG FP : Peugeot 3Q Rev. Falls 3.7%, Reiterates Plan to Cut Cash Burn, May Lower $1b Target for Synergies in GM Alliance - ORA FP : Orange 3Q Sales, Ebitda in Line With Ests.; Reiterates Targets, Considering EE IPO in 1H 2014, CFO Says - PC IM : Pirelli Sept Data Incrementally Positive, Kept at Buy at BofAML - ROG VX : Novartis CEO Would Reconsider Roche Stake If Needed: Basler - SLHN VX : Swiss Life Switzerland CEO Sees ‘Good’ Growth in 2013: Le Temps - STM FP : Stmicroelectronics 3Q Net Rev. $2.01b, Est. $2.05b - SHBA SS : Handelsbanken 3Q Net SEK3.61b vs SEK3.16b - TEL NO : Telenor Agrees to Buy Tele2's Residential TV Unit for SEK775m - TEMN SW : Temenos 3Q ‘Solid‘, Better Prospects in 4Q, 2014, UBS Says - TEVA IT : Amgen Says Teva Withdraws Application for Neupogen Version - TGS NO : TGS 3Q Net $56.5m vs Est. $55m; Backlog $178m Rises 17% Y/y - THR BB : ThromboGenics, Novartis Receive Final U.K. Approval for Jetrea - TIE1V FH : Tieto 3Q Net, EPS Match Ests.; Full-Year Sales Outlook Lowered - VRAP FP : Vranken-Pommery 3Q Rev Up 5.6%, Champagne Sales Up 27%