Jan 15 ,2024
Synopsis:
Asia markets set for mixed start to Tuesday trade. Nikkei futures signaling more gains on the open while Hang Seng pointing to mild losses. ASX lower in initial trade. US contracts down slightly after European markets weakened overnight. Australian and New Zealand yield curves bear steepening, tracking earlier move in European bonds. Dollar range-bound following initial strength. Crude continues to push above earlier lows.. Gold flat. Bitcoin off highs.
Attention turning to China GDP and activity data on Wednesday, which are forecast to show some improvement albeit driven in part by low base year effects. Consensus forecasts are for rebound in GDP growth that meets governments' annual growth target of ~5%. However, focus is mostly on 2024 growth prospects with Reuters poll showing median forecast for GDP growth to fall to ~4.5%, weighed down by property sector and tepid demand.
Red Sea tensions continue to fester after Houthis fired more anti-ship missiles in response to US-led strikes against its Yemen facilities. Latest Houthi missile struck US cargo ship but no damage was reported. Uncertainty fueling concerns of prolonged disruption that leaves spot shipping rates higher and delays deliveries. Some companies have also paused production due to parts shortages, risking downstream impact on consumer prices.
Pre-open Company News:
603885.CH -- Juneyao Airlines reports December traffic +147.65% y/y
544027.IN -- Fedbank Financial Services reports Q3 EPS INR1.89 vs year-ago INR1.59
1336.HK -- New China Life Insurance reports 1-Jan to 31-Dec premium income of CNY165.90B
670.HK -- China Eastern Airlines reports December traffic +260.38% y/y
543940.IN -- Jio Financial Services reports Q3 consolidated NPAT INR2.94B vs quarter-ago INR6.68B
141080.KS -- PAN ORION Corp to acquire 25.7% stake in LegoChem Biosciences for KRW548.49B in cash
BHK.SP -- SIIC Environment Holdings wins 50K-tonne project in Heilongjiang; signs tariff increase for Qingpu Second WWTP project
601158.CH -- Chongqing Water Group initiated overweight at Northeast Securities (timing uncertain)
505200.IN -- Eicher Motors downgraded to underweight from equal-weight at Morgan Stanley
India December merchandise trade deficit ($19.80B) vs consensus ($21.00B) and ($20.58B) in November
2196.HK -- Fosun Pharma gets NMPA approval for phase 1 clinical trials of XH-S004 for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
C6L.SP -- Singapore Airlines reports December traffic +15.8% y/y
HDFC Securities upgrades 500260.IN; downgrades 500425.IN
688169.CH -- Beijing Roborock Technology initiated buy at Huaan Securities (timing uncertain)
600487.CH -- Hengtong Optic-Electric launches CNY100-200M share buyback at up to CNY17.64/share to run for 12 months
On Deck:
China:
Economic:
08:00 CST: Foreign Direct Investment Y/Y; consensus
Japan:
Economic:
08:50 JST: Domestic CGPI NSA Y/Y; consensus
13:30 JST: Retail Sales NSA Y/Y (Final); consensus
India:
Earnings:
Federal Bank Ltd (India) (500469.IN), ICICI Lombard General Insurance (540716.IN)
Market Data:
Gold (Feb 24): +$6.60 or +0.32% to $2058.20
WTI Crude (Feb 24): +$0.28 or +0.39% to $72.96
$-¥: +0.99 or +0.69% to 145.8570
$-KRW: +5.89 or +0.45% to 1319.2500
A$-$: (0.00) or (0.57%) to 0.6650
$-INR: (0.04) or (0.05%) to 82.8338
$-CNY: +0.01 or +0.11% to 7.1700
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