US Market closed on High on back of Yellen Dovish comments (Senate banking committee statement)...Snapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook (WSJ)...CSCO -10% after Hours after disappointing numbers, EPS beat but the top line was shy of estimates, as Cisco also announced a 11% market cap share repurchase authorization. Q2 guidance on the conference call was atrocious, sending shares to its lows around $21.50..VIX @ 12.52 -2.3%...Brazil+0.82%...Japan preliminary Q3 GDP slowed to a 3-quarter low but beat estimates by a decimal at 0.5%. Delving into the data, exports contracted 0.6% and private consumption slowed to 0.1% from 0.6%, while private residential investment was much stronger at 2.7% v 0.4% prior...In China, PBoC once again deferred its Thursday open market operations, leading some to suggest the central bank will only conduct its money market activity once a week. Short-term rates tightened, with overnight Shibor rising to 2-week highs...Nikkei +2.12%...Shanghai +0.6%
Eur$ 1.3465 S&P Fut +0.25% European Fut +0.95%
* GERMANY Q3 PRELIMINARY GDP Q/Q: 0.3% V 0.3%E; Y/Y: 1.1% V 1.0%E * FRANCE Q3 PRELIMINARY GDP Q/Q: -0.1% V 0.0%E; Y/Y: 0.2% V 0.3%E
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- ABLX BB : Ablynx 9-Month Net Loss EU18.9 Mln Vs EU22.3 Mln Loss - AH NA : Ahold to Distribute EU1b to Shrholders, Sells Slovakia Unit, Reverse stock split in Q1 14 - AKER NO : Aker 3Q NAV NK21.8b; Says Detnor Should Monetize Non-Core Assets - AR4 GY : Aurelius 9M Cons. Sales Rise 24%; Sees Profit in 2013 - AWDR NO : Awilco Drilling 3Q Net $36.6m Beats Est. $31m - BALN VX : Baloise Says On Course to Meet Operational, Financial Targets - BAMNB NA : BAM 9-Month Rev Drops to EU5b From EU5.07b - B5a GY : Bauer Posts 9M Net Loss; Sees Return to Profit in 2014 - BC8 GY : Bechtle 3Q EPS Rises 34%; Refines 2013 Outlook - BNP FP : BNP Paribas acquires remaining 25% from Belgian gov. For €3.23bn - CAP FP : CSCO -10% in after hours on Earnings - EAD FP : EADS 3Q Ebit In-Line; Confirms Profit Forecast, Cuts FCF Plan - EVS BB : EVS Broadcast 3Q Net Falls 50%, Maintains 2013 Sales Guidance - OGZD LI : Gazprom 2Q Net RU202b Beats Est. RU201b - KBC BB : KBC to Provision Extra ~EU775m in Ireland; Adj. Net Beats Ests. - KGH PW : KGHM 3Q Net 518m Zloty; Analyst Est. 506.4m zloty - KGX GY : Kion 9-Month Adj. Ebit EU301m, Est. EU300m; Confirms Forecast - SDF GY : K+S 3Q Ebit I Beats Ests., Sees 2013 Profit at More Than EU600m, Sees 2013 Capex of EU800m, EU375m for Legacy Project - MRK GY : Merck KGaA 3Q Rebif Rev. EU460m, Down 7.9% Y/y, Raises 2013 Forecast on Cost Reduction Measures - KN FP : Natixis CEO Mignon Plans Coface IPO by June 2014, Les Echos Says - NDX1 GY : Reports Q3 Net profit €5.3M v €15.6M y/y; Rev €1.05B, +47% y/y Reaffirms outlook - Raises intake target - NOVN VX : Novartis Reports Positive Trial Results for Avian Flu Vaccine - OPHR LN : Temasek's Pavilion Energy Pays $1.3Bln for Tanzania Gas Stake - POST AV : Austrian Post 3Q Sales and Ebit Miss Analyst Estimates - RWE GY : RWE Sees 2014 Recurrent Net Below Estimates, 9M Recurrent Net Misses; Sees 2014 Significantly Lower - SAZ GY : Salzgitter 3Q Sales, Ebit Miss Estimates, Confirms 2013 Outlook - SAP GY : CSCO -10% after Hours on Earnings - SBMO NA : trading update YTD 2013 Directional1 revenues up 25% to US$2.6 billion, IFRS revenues up 40% to US$3.4 billion - SW FP : Sodexo Sees FY14 Gains in Organic Sales Growth, Operating Margin - TLX GY : Talanx 3Q Net Misses Est., Sees 2014 Net of at Least EU700m - TEF SM : Telefonica will not exercise call option to take 100% control of Telco until 2015 - TIT IM :Telecom Italia Agrees to Sell Telecom Argentina Assets for $960m to Fintech - TKA AV : Telekom Austria 3Q Ebitda In Line, Confirms Forecast - TESB BB : Tessenderlo Cuts 2013 Forecast; Plans to Omit Dividend Payout - ZURN VX : *ZURICH INS. TO MISS RELATIVE COMBINED RATIO IMPROVEMENT TARGETm