US Market ends Flat in low volume (452mil shares traded), The discretionary sector was the only area of strength among cyclical groups. The materials sector (+0.04%) eked out a slight gain, but had a limited impact
on the broader market due to its small size. Meanwhile, the two top-weighted sectors—financials (-0.1%) and technology (-0.1%)—posted modest losses, Energy -0.8% while crude oil fell1.1% to $99.20 per barril
TWTR was down 3.24% againb in heavy volume (55.5mil shares)...VIX @13.53 +8.59%...PBoC pledges to continue "prudent" monetary policy with "appropriate" liquidity levels, but returns to the sidelines in terms of open market operations after injecting liquidity for the first time in December last week. 1-w Shibor rates rise for the first time in 6 sessions...Nikkei +0.69%...Shanghai +0.87%
Eur$ 1.3792 S&P Fut +0.01% European Fut +0.03%
Closed : Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweeden, Switzerland
Half Day : Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, UK
Keep an eye on :
- EGPW IM : Enel Green Power Wins New Supply Contracts in Brazil, Sole Says
- GSZ FP : ERG to buy GDF and Mitsui's 49% stake in ISAB Energy gas-fired power plant and assets for €149.4M
- HOT GY : Hochtief Lifts Voting Stake in Leighton Holdings to 57.75%
- HURGZ TI : Hurriyet to sell 11.4% stake in Hur Servis to Dogan Muzik {http://bit.ly/1cE6Y4L}
- MTLR RX : Mechel board to discuss replacing CEO Evgeny Mikhel
- ORA FP : Orange to Seek Legal Action Amid Spying Via Its Cable: Reuters
- SAN FP : Sanofi-Aventis France may permit generic versions of DOLIPRANE
- TEF SM : Telefonica Deutschland calls EGM on 11 February 2014 to vote on E Plus acquisition
- TSCO LN : Tesco Investigated for Pain Killers in Ice Cream: BBC Link
- VER AV : Verbund Sees Value of Sorgenia Stake at Zero Vs EU68m in 3Q