>>> What to look at today - 8th of April 2021

Asian stocks were steady Thursday and U.S. equity futures gained after the S&P 500 notched up another record on further evidence of the Federal Reserve’s commitment to supportive policy.
Japanese shares slipped amid concerns Tokyo is planning stricter steps to curb rising virus infections, while Australia and Hong Kong outperformed. U.S. and European equity futures climbed following modest gains in the S&P 500 Index amid dwindling volume on U.S. exchanges. Tech giants including Apple Inc. helped push up the Nasdaq 100. The dollar headed for its fifth decline in six sessions, while Treasuries stabilized.
The British pound snapped two days of losses after coming under pressure because of concerns relating to AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine, on which the U.K. is heavily dependent. Growing worries that the shot causes rare blood clots could hinder immunization campaigns elsewhere in the world too.
US After Hours Quiet after hours session; COST +0.1% reports March comps; LNDC -9.4% falls on earnings

Nikkei -0.13% Hang Seng +0.96% CSI +0.19% Shanghai +0.24% Shenzen +0.13%

Eur$ 1.1877 CNH 6.5518 CNY 6.5468 JPY 109.68 GBP 1.3764 CHF 0.9289 RUB 76.8930 TRY 8.1739 WTI$ 59.44 -0.54% Gold 1,742.57 +0.30% BTC 57,000 +440

S&P +0.54% Nasdaq +0.90% EuroStoxx +0.41% FTSE +0.37% Dax +0.42% SMI +0.24%


Macro :
- Citi’s Levkovich Warns Again on Stock Bubble, Fears Downside
- B.1.1.7 Variant Now Most Common Virus Strain in U.S., CDC Says
- Germany Reviews Delayed Second Doses of Covid Shots: Augsburger
- Germany Seeks to Buy Sputnik Vaccine If Approved by EU: Reuters

Spacs :
- SPACs Have All But Stopped Once-Relentless IPO Spree: ECM Watch
- Airport Concession Operator OTG Said Exploring Sale, SPAC Deal

Keep an eye on :
- AZN LN : WHO Says Causal Ties Between Astra Shot and Clots Are Plausible
- AAPL US : Macbook, iPad Production Delayed on Component Shortage: Nikkei
- CS FP : AXA IM Raises EU799m to Develop Offices in Europe: FT
- BO DC : Bang & Olufsen A/S: Bang & Olufsen’s interim report Q3 2020/21: B&O reports double-digit growth for the third quarter in a row
- BG AV : Vienna Court Confirms Bawag Swap Deal With Linz Is Void
- CCL LN : Carnival Pares Gain as Filing Shows Worse-Than-Expected Revenue
- CAST SS : Castellum CEO Henrik Saxborn to Leave Position
- EUCAR FP : Europcar 4Q Adjusted Ebitda Loss EU17.8M
- GXI GY : Gerresheimer 1Q Adjusted Ebitda EU54M
- IBAB BB : Ion Beam Gets Florida Order for One-Room Proton-Therapy System
- KINVB SS : SoftBank Buys Stake in $900 Million Scandinavian Online Grocer
- KPN NA : Stonepeak Joins EQT in Bidding for Dutch Carrier KPN, WSJ says (article attached)
- ML FP : Michelin Reinforces Hydrogen Bet in Move Beyond Selling Tires
- NRS NO : Norway Royal Salmon to Sell 36.1 % Stake in Masoval Fishfarm
- PEXIP NO : Pexip Increases 1Q Annual Recurring Rev With 54% YoY to $87.2M
- PRX NA : Prosus Sells Tencent Stock in World’s Second-Biggest Block Trade
- RIO LN : Rio Tinto Paid $8.4B in Taxes, Royalties in 2020, Up 11% Y/y
- SALM MO : Salmar 1Q Total Harvest Volume 36,900 Tgw
- SNN LN : Sanne Group GBP80m Share Sale Order Book Is Covered: Terms
- SEV FP : Davidson Kempner Raises Suez Holding to 25.4M Shares: AMF
- TEL NO : Axiata, Telenor Said to Near Deal to Merge Malaysia Mobile Units
- TSLA US : China May Require Car Makers Like Tesla to Store Data Locally