US Market Closed higher on Friday, but not enought to be in the green on the week (S&P-0.7% Nasdaq-0.3% on the week), INTC helped the Tech Sector to OP, Energy names higher with Oil stronger on Iraq situation, volume stayed low @ 560mil shares...VIX @ 12.18 -3.03%...COV US Should trade higher on Medtronic bid..Asian Equities lower on energy & metals price higher on Middle East tension...Oil $107.50 Gold $1,280/oz Silver $19.80...Nikkei -1.21% HS+0.03% Shanghai+0.48%
Eur$ 1.3548 S&P FUt -0.23% EurosToxx Fut. : -0.49% FTSE Fut -0.32% CAC40-0.25% DAX -0.35% SMI -0.25%
Macro :
- BlackRock’s Fink Says Spanish Banking Crisis Is Over: ABC
- ECB's Weidmann: Rejects calls from France and Italy for a deliberate devaluation of the euro
- Long DAX vs MSCI Europe, SX5E, JPMorgan’s Matejka Says {NSN N78U196KLVR9 <go>}
- ECB’s Nowotny Says Bank Stress Test May Be ‘Too Strict’: SZ
- Bootle Sees ‘Classic Signs’ of U.K. Housing Bubble: Telegraph
- Renzi Should Mimic Schroeder in Cutting Taxes, Berger Says
- Technology May Create $20b Boost to London Economy: Reuters
Keep an eye on : (added news vs yest. are in Bold)
- ATLN VX : Actelion Pharmaceuticals’ Selexipag Meets Primary Endpoint
- ATLN VX : Buy Actelion, Selexipag Data May Transform Co., BofAML Says {NSN N78PTP6KLVR4 <go>}
- ATO FP : Worldline unit launches its IPO on the regulated market of Euronext Paris: Offering size seen at €610M priced between €16.40-20.00/shr
- ALO FP : France’s Sapin Says GE May Improve Bid for Alstom Energy Assets
- ALO FP : Siemens, Mitsubishi Heavy to Make Joint Bid for Alstom: WSJ
- ALO FP : Siemens Said Preparing Alstom Cash Offer to Gain Gas Turbines {NSN N782FV6VDKHX <go>}
- BPE IM : Popolare Emilia Favors Potential Mergers, CEO Tells Sole
- BG/ LN : Centrica’s Laidlaw Not Interested in BG Group Role, Sky Reports
- BNP FP : France’s Sapin Sees Progress Toward ‘Fairer’ Sanctions on BNP
- BNP FP : BNP Paribas May Be Close to US Settlement, Les Echos Says
- EN FP : Bouygues Telecom Must Reduce Cost Base, CEO Roussat Says
- BSY LN : BSkyB May Pay Up to EU8.5b for Fox Italy, Germany Units: Times
- CO FP : Casino rumoured to be considering buyout of CBD, Co has a 41,7% stake in CBD (Market Cap $12,7b)
- CGG FP : *CGG SAYS IT’S NOT AWARE OF ANY POTENTIAL TAKEOVER BID
- DSY FP : Overweight Dassault Systemes, Morgan Stanley Says After CMD
- DEB LN : Too Soon to Buy Debenhams on Profit Potential: Jefferies
- F IM : Fiat Approves Merger Plan for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles,Approves Bond Sales of Up to EU4b or Equivalent
- F IM : Ferrari Says Reports It Will Quit F-1 Are ‘Pure Speculation’
- GFJ GY : Buy Gagfah, Removed Overhang To Result in Re-rating: Deutsche
- GAS SM : Gas Natural, Endesa, Iberdrola Sign EU40b Shale Deals: Expansion
- UG FP : Peugeot Brand Head Sees Double-Digit Europe Growth in 2014
- PUB FP : Could be interested by Interpublic - NYT
- MB IM : Mediobanca Prepares New Shareholders’ Pact, Corriere Says
- MEO1V FH : Metso could acquire in pumps and valves
- NOVN VX : Novartis’s Holly Springs Licensed by FDA
- NOVN VX : Buy Novartis Ahead of Management Event, UBS Says
- REP SM : Repsol Has EU9B for Purchases, CFO Martinez Tells El Economista
- RWE GY : RWE Sale of Dea Unit to Russian Investor Faces German Probe
- SAN FP : Take Some Profits in Sanofi, JPMorgan Says After Diabetes Data
- SIE GY : Siemens Shareholder Opposes Alstom Offer, Tagesspiegel Says
- SIE GY : Siemens Said Preparing Alstom Cash Offer to Gain Gas Turbines
- SN/ LN : Medtronic in talks to combine with Covidien - WSJ
- TIS IM : Tiscali Reports FY Net €4.8M v €15.8M y/y, EBITDA €52.4M v €44.3M y/y, Rev €223.4M v €233.8M y/y - FY 13 in line with targets. 2014 targets show Revenues and EBTDA in line with 2013.
- TUNG LN : Tungsten to Provide Funding for U.K. SMEs: FT Link
- VIE FP : Veolia, RATP JV to Bid for Singapore Bus License: Straits Times
- VOE AV : Voestalpine Targeting Steel Acquisitions, CEO Says: FT
- VOD LN : Vodafone Global Enterprise to Bid for Cobra Automotive Tech