Jul 07 ,2023
Synopsis
European indices are set to open in positive territory as Asian equities remain weaker again today. Hang Seng leading China markets lower with property stocks under pressure. Semis weighing on Kospi following Samsung's earnings. ASX down to its lowest since late March. S&P 500 futures flat afterhours with US equities lower in Thursday trading, though finished a bit off best levels.
Hotter-than-expected US ADP payrolls data fueling concerns of a drawn out tightening cycle with central banks having recently resumed or reaccelerated rate hikes amid still-high inflation. While resilient economic data has strengthened soft landing expectations, prospect of ongoing rate hikes also heightening concerns of a policy mistake as yields push higher and curves remain inverted.
In Central banks today, Bundesbank's Nagel panellist at 14:00CET at event organised by the bank title Central Banks' Battle Against Inflation: Implications for Monetary Policy. ECB's de Guindos at workshop at ~9:30BST "Examining the inflationary surge affecting economies around the world" organised by King's College in London. ECB's Lagarde panellist at 18:45CET at 23rd edition of Les Rencontres Economiques d'Aix-en-Provence 2023 (thru Sun)
Earnings reported so far today: Eastnine (EAST.SS) reports Q2 EPS (€1.57) vs year-ago €3.45 whilst Clas Ohlson (CLAS.B.SS) is out with June sales. Clariant (CLN.SW) reports preliminary Q2 revenue CHF1.08B vs FactSet CHF1.16B [3 est, CHF1.10-1.23B]. Sulzer (SUN.SW) reports H1 order intake CHF1.99B y/y vs FactSet CHF1.98B; raises FY order intake growth guidance. Yesterday after market close, Repsol (REP.SM) reported Q2 upstream production 595 Kboe/d vs year-ago 540 Kboe/d and Euronext (ENX.FP) released June trading activity
Earnings to be published: ABG Sundal Collier Holding (ABG.NO), Catena (CATE.SS), Q-Free (QFR.NO)
Trading Update: MJ Gleeson (GLE.LN), Porsche (P911.GR)
Traffic: Finnair (FIA1S.FH), Icelandair Group (ICEAIR.IR), SAS (SAS.SS)
Economic calendar: Germany May industrial production, Switzerland Jun unemployment rate, France May trade balance, Italy May retail sales, Sweden May industrial production, Denmark May manufacturing production, Norway May industrial production, UK Jun house price index - Halifax, Greece Jun CPI, May trade balance
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
REP.SM (Repsol) -- Q2 trading update: upstream production 595 Kboe/d vs year-ago 540 Kboe/d
ENX.FP (Euronext) -- June trading activity
CLN.SW (Clariant) -- reports preliminary Q2 revenue CHF1.08B vs FactSet CHF1.16B [3 est, CHF1.10-1.23B]
SUN.SW (Sulzer) -- reports H1 order intake CHF1.99B y/y vs FactSet CHF1.98B; raises FY order intake growth guidance
OSB.LN (OSB Group) -- remains on track for 7% growth for 2023 net loan book
LMKG.SS (LMK Group) -- reports preliminary Q2 revenue SEK230.5M vs FactSet SEK239.6M [1 est]
CLAS.B.SS (Clas Ohlson) -- reports June sales +5% to SEK 748M; in local currency +7%
FABG.SS (Fabege) -- reports Q2 EPRA NRV per share SEK161, (12%) vs year-ago SEK183
EAST.SS (Eastnine) -- reports Q2 EPS (€1.57) vs year-ago €3.45
M&A
YOU.LN (YouGov) -- announces acquisition of the Consumer Panel Business of GfK SE for €315M
ORA.FP (Orange) -- may seek to buy 45% of Ethio Telecom - Bloomberg
SPIE.FP (SPIE) -- enters into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of AVM Up
HOME.SM (Neinor Homes) -- agrees to transfer Europa Homes to a Harrison Street, DeA Capita JV for an undisclosed sum (post EU close 6-Jul)
CLA.FP (Claranova) -- enters exclusive discussions with Encore software for the sale of Avanquest's Home design activities
BLC.FP (Bastide Le Confort Medical) -- finalizes two acquisitions
BULTEN.SS (Bulten) -- to acquire Exim & Mfr Holdings Pte Ltd for enterprise value SG$66.3M (SEK530M)
BRKN.SW (Burkhalter Holding) -- completes purchase of Riggenbach AG, Lüftungs- und Klimatechnik
Blackstone and TPG said to be weighing offers for fund administrator Standish Management -- Reuters
Healthcare
BIOA.B.SS (BioArctic) --
US FDA converts leqembi for treatment of adult patients with Alzheimer's Disease to traditional approval
issues press release on FDA's granting of traditional approval for LEQEMBI to treat Alzheimer's disease
Other
STLAM.IM (Stellantis) -- Stellantis, NioCorp sign rare earth offtake term sheet to develop Stellantis' mineral supply chain
PUM.GR (Puma) -- commits to deforestation-free leather by 2030
SGO.FP (Compagnie de Saint-Gobain) -- Saint-Gobain announces $235Ms investment to double production capacity of its Florida gypsum facility
KGX.GR (Kion Group) -- announces departure of CFO Marcus Wassenberg, effective immediately
DANSKE.DC (Danske Bank) -- provides update on status of remediation of errors in debt collection systems
NXI.FP (Nexity) -- Carrefour and Nexity plan to upgrade 76 Carrefour sites in France as part of property JV
DOCM.SW (DocMorris) -- files complaint against the prescription medicines (Rx) bonus ban with the European Commission
Schweiter Technologies appoints Urs Scheidegger as CFO; effective 1-Sep
Uber Technologies, DoorDash file lawsuits against New York City over minimum wage law
Verimatrix XTD selected by Crédit Agricole Payment Services to secure "Paiement Mobile" app
Key rating changes
Upgrades
ELM.LN (Elementis) -- to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan
ROR.LN (Rotork) -- to buy from hold at Jefferies
Downgrades
UTDI.GR (United Internet) -- to hold from buy at HSBC
Data
Nikkei (0.41%) to 32640.27
Hang Seng (0.13%) to 18509.35
Shanghai Composite +0.12% to 3209.30
S&P futures (2.0) vs prior close of 4447.0
€-$ +0.0003 or +0.03% to 1.0893
$-¥ (0.42) or (0.29%) to 143.64
€-¥ (0.39) or (0.25%) to 156.47
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