Stocks rose Wednesday and a selloff in sovereign bonds paused, bringing some relief for markets from the concerns about tightening monetary policy that have whipsawed assets this year. An Asia-Pacific share gauge jumped 1% to a t wo-week high, helped by Japan and a rally in a Hong Kong technology index. China’s stocks were steady in the wake of intervention by state-backed funds on Tuesday. U.S. equity futures advanced after the S&P 500 closed near session highs. Dip-buying lifted the Nasdaq 100 and a U.S. small-cap gaugeoutperformed. The Bank of Japan chose not to deviate from its planned bond purchases, holding fire even as yields continued to rise. About 76% of S&P 500 firms that have reported results beat earnings estimates, with profits coming in more than 6% above projected levels.
Oil trimmed a sharp drop as traders weighed tensions in Eastern Europe and the resumption of Iran nuclear talks. Bitcoin was trading around $44,000.
US After Hours ENPH +15.7%, DOCS +8.3%, PAYC +7.5%, CMG +6.5% up sharply on earnings; NCR +9.7% on earnings and strategic alternatives; NEWR -21.9%, TCS -20.8%, USNA -7.3%, LYFT -4.1% lower on earnings
Nikkei +1,08% Hang Seng +1,90% CSI +0,94% Shanghai +0,79% Shenzen +1,61%
S&P +0,33% Nasdaq +0,29% EuroStoxx +0,95% FTSE +0,77% Dax +0,67% SMI +0,53%
Macro :
- Europe Will Need 65 Million Electric Vehicle Chargers by 2035
- Black Swan Manager Spitznagel Says Market Dangers Unappreciated
- China Unicorns Facing IPO Freeze Tap $240 Billion Private Market
Keep an eye on :
- ADYEN NA : Adyen 2H Net Revenue Meets Estimates
- AGN NA : Aegon FY Net Income Beats Estimates
- AIR FP : Airbus Backlog Shrinks in January Due to Dispute With Qatar
- AIR FP : Boeing Sold 77 Jets in January on 777X Freighter Debut (Correct)
- BABA US : SoftBank Says Alibaba ADS Filing Isn’t Linked to Any Transaction
- AMBEA SS : Ambea 4Q Operating Profit Misses Estimates
- BPE IM : BPER Banca 4Q Revenue Beats Estimates
- CWR LN : Weichai, Bosch and Ceres Plan Strategic Pact for Chinese Market
- DBK GY : Cerberus Sells Down Another Part of Its Stake in Deutsche Bank
- DIC GY : DIC Asset Sees 2022 FFO EU115M to EU119M
- DSV DC : DSV Profit Doubles on Booming Freight Market, GIL Acquisition
- ENI IM : Eni Is Said to Consider Listing SPAC to Target Clean-Energy Deal
- EQNR NO : Equinor 4Q Adjusted Net Beats Estimates
- FB US : Meta Says It Has ‘Absolutely No Desire to Withdraw From Europe’
- ICOS IM : Intercos Confirms Talks for Deal With Dolce & Gabbana
- JDEP NA : JDE Peet’s Commits to SBTi-Approved Greenhouse Gas Targets
- KAMBI SS : Kindred Reprots New Pact With Kambi, In-House Sportsbook
- LDO IM : Leonardo Halts Process to Select Partner for Automation Business
- METN SW : Metall Zug to Merge Schleuniger Unit Into Komax
- NVG PL : Navigator Co FY Net Income EU171.4M Vs. EU109.2M Y/y
- NDA SS : Nordea Bank Gets ECB Approval for Further EU1b Share Buybacks
- ORP FP : Orpea 4Q Revenue Meets Estimates
- PNDORA DC : Pandora Sees 2022 Adjusted Ebit Margin 25% to 25.5%
- QIA GY : Qiagen Sees 2022 Adjusted EPS at Least $2.05, Est. $2.02
- ENR GY : Siemens Energy Swings to 1Q Loss on Wind Unit’s Cost Issues
- SKFB SS : SKF’s CEO Rejects Blockbuster M&A for High-Stakes Restructuring
- TEF SM : Telefonica Hires McKinsey, BCG to Analyze TV Platform: El Confi
- TKA AV : Telekom Austria FY Net Income Misses Estimates
- TSLA US : SpaceX Says Geomagnetic Storm Downed Some Starlink Satellites
- THULE SS : Thule 4Q Net Sales Beats Estimates
- UBI FP : The Sandbox Partners with Ubisoft to Bring Rabbids to the Metaverse - https://bit.ly/3oW3OVx
- VEI NO : Veidekke 4Q Revenue Meets Estimates
- VOD LN : Vodafone Portugal hit with cyberattack affecting 4G/5G network, TV, SMS services and more https://t.co/kOsIOv8ndi by
- VOE AV : Voestalpine Forecasts FY Profit at Top End; 3Q Beats Estimates
- VONN SW: Vontobel FY Net New Money Gain CHF8.1B Vs. CHF14.8B Y/y
- WAWI NO : Wallenius Wilhelmsen 4Q Ebitda Beats Estimates
- XXL NO : XXL 4Q Ebitda Beats Estimates