US Market closed mixed (Dow lower, S&P & Nasdaq higher), GDX jumped +3,5%...Financials were weak, JPM & WFC will report on Tue...VIX @ 12,18 -5,5% SKEW @ 126,15 -3,61%...Volume was on the weak side 655mil. shares...big earning season in the US : Earning in the US 14/01 JPM, WFC, 15/01 BAC, 16/01 GS, C, SCHW, BLK, COF, AXP, INTC, 17/01 GE, BK, MS, CTB, SLB...Japan is closed today (national holiday/coming of Age day)...China mixed after Yuan making new high...Shanghai -0.31%...
Eur$ 1.3670 S&P Fut -0.20% European Fut+ 0.32%
Keep an eye on :
- ABI BB : Anheuser-Busch May Buy Back Oriental Brewery: Korea Times Link
- AIR FP : Airbus ’Looking Seriously’ at A330 Re-Engine Program: Reuters
- AA US : Alcoa Ford's plan to build the new F-150 pickup with an all-aluminum body may be the best news for the aluminum industry in decades
- AZA IM : Etihad aims to take 35-40% stake in Alitalia for around EUR 300m
- ALU FP : Alcatel Is Said to Hold Talks With Unify, Siemens on Enterprise Unit Sale(E764m rev in 2012)
- BBVA SM : Bank of Spain Tells Banks to Boost Provisions, Cut Profit: Cinco
- BELG BB: Belgacom Must Maintain ‘Substantial’ Dividend, CEO Tells De Tijd
- BMW GY : BMW Forecasts Double-Digit China Sales Growth in 2014: WSJ Link
- BP/ LN : BP Oil-Spill Settlement Approval Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court
- CON GY : Continental CEO Says 4Q Met Expectations, Confident for 2014: HB
- AM FP : Dassault CEO Says Recovery in Falcon Demand ’Rather Flat’: Echos
- DBK GY : Bafin Criticized Deutsche Bank Chairman in 2013 Letter: Spiegel
- ENI IM : ENI Has closed a 3.5K bpd pipeline in Nigeria due to sabotage
- EOAN GY : E.ON Germany competition watchdog is investigating govt grants that the company received for not closing its gas power plant, Irsching, despite lack of profitability
- F IM : Fiat Says Chrysler Stake Purchase at Reasonable Level
- F IM : Fiat S.p.A Shareholder Exor is not seeking to dilute its stake in the company
- FER IM : Ferragamo CEO Says 2013 Ended ‘In Line’ With Expectations
- FGP LN : FirstGroup Shareholder Sandell to Push for Break-Up: Telegraph
- GLEN LN : Glencore Xstrata rumoured to have linked up acquisition, Lonmin mentionned this week...
- GLPG BB : Galapagos Gets EU2.9m Flemish Grant for Cystic Fibrosis Research
- ING FP : Ingenico Had Strong Increase in Transactions Over Christmas
- SDF GY : K+S AG CEO Steiner: To invest in additional mines in the longer term
- KPN NA : KPN's president of board denies talks with America Movil
- MEO GY : Metro 1Q Rev. In Line With Ests.
- MRW LN : US actists including Elliott built a stake and pushing for shake up of property portfolio
- MRW LN : Morrison to Sell $1.3B of Property to Appease Investors: Times
- NXT FP : AMF Chief Rameix Says Euronext Needs Core Shareholders: Investir
- PFD LN : Gores Set to Buy Stake in Premier Foods’ Hovis Brand: Times
- 1913 HK : Prada’s Mazzi Says Tax Probe Is Against Co.’s Shareholders: CNBC - 1.43% in HK.
- SPM IM : BlackRock Could Be Liable for Actions of Employee on Saipem Shrs
- STER1V FH : Merging UPM, Stora Enso Wouldn’t Be Easy, Chairman Wahlroos Says {NSN MZ8EAW6JIJVY <go>}
- SZU GY : Suedzucker Reiterates FY Forecast
- FP FP : Total to Invest $50m Exploring for U.K. Shale Gas: Telegraph
- TIT IM : Telecom Italia Should Alter Governance, Fossati Tells Messaggero {NSN MZ8P2V6JIJUO <go>}
- TIT IM : Telecom Italia chooses Morgan Stanley to sell off Brazilian transmission tower network
- TIT IM : Shareholder Fossati: Will submit a study over the valuation of TIM Brasil to the coming in the near future
- TKA GY : ThyssenKrupp Seeks Brazil Plant Sale in 2-3 Yrs: Deutschlandfunk, Sets Earnings-Doubling Goal for Managers: Spiegel
- UBSN VX : Ermotti Say UBS Won’t Spin Off Investment Bank as Model Working
- UHR VX : Swatch CEO Warns Strong CHF Endangers Industry: Tages-Anzeiger
- VOW3 GY : VW to Add SUV to U.S. Lineup Amid $7 Billion Investment Plan