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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: FTSE +0.46%, DAX30 +0.35%, CAC40 +0.41%

Feb 16 ,2024

  • Synopsis

    • European indices are set to open higher as Asian indices also trade higher. Japan closed higher on Friday, off intraday highs, with the Nikkei up 0.86% and Topix up 1.27%, leaving weekly gains of 4.31% and 2.61% respectively

    • US equities ended higher Thursday, just off best levels. Today's broad-based rally came after stocks finished higher and near best levels on Wednesday. Small-caps had another good session as Russell 2000 outpaced S&P 500 by nearly 200bp.

    • Among central banks updates: Friday sees ECB's Schnabel lecture at 9:45CET at EMU Lab at European University Institute as well as BOE's Pill panelist at 19:40GMT at the afore mentioned NABE Economic Policy Conf and Bank of Russia interest rate decision. EU's Simson speech at International Hydrogen Colloquium "Creating a European & Worldwide Market" whilst Volkswagen Group (VOW.GR) Jan deliveries are due to be released.

    • Macroeconomic releases due today include: UK Jan retail sales, Sweden Jan unemployment rate, France Jan final CPI

    • In corporate news: (UMI.BB) Umicore reports FY Adjusted EPS €1.86 vs consensus €1.78; guides 2024 adjusted EBITDA in the range of €900-950M vs FactSet €974.50M. (SREN.SW) Swiss Re reports FY net income $3.21B vs consensus $3.26B. (ROS.AV) Rosenbauer International reports preliminary FY revenues €1.06B vs guidance €1.1B and FactSet €1.08B [3 est]. (SIKA.SW) Sika Group reports FY EPS CHF6.82 vs FactSet CHF6.90 [23 est, CHF6.41-8.04]

    • UK/Ireland trading updates: NatWest (NWG.LN), Kingspan (KRX.ID), SEGRO (SGRO.LN), TBC Bank (TBCG.LN)

  • Politics/Macro/World News

    • EU partners lose trust in Berlin after policy U-turns (FT)

    • Spain Lends Out €60 Billion Cash Pile in Bid for Higher Returns (BBG)

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • DG.FP (VINCI SA) -- reports Janvier Traffic for VINCI Autoroutes (6.7%). VINCI Airports +11.8%

      • SIKA.SW (Sika Group) -- reports FY EPS CHF6.82 vs FactSet CHF6.90 [23 est, CHF6.41-8.04]

      • ENX.FP (Euronext) -- reports Q4 Adj.EPS €1.42 vs StreetAccount €1.30; hikes divi by 11.7%

      • IVA.FP (Inventiva) -- reports preliminary 2023 fiscal year financial Information and provides update on clinical trial NATiV3

      • HLE.GR (HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA) -- reports preliminary FY EBIT €486M vs FactSet €544.2M [4 est, €487.6-660.7M]

      • DKSH.SW (DKSH Holding) -- reports FY revenue CHF11.01B vs FactSet CHF11.12B [7 est, CHF11.05-11.22B]

      • COV.FP (Covivio) -- reports Q4 adjusted EPRA EPS €4.47 vs year-ago €4.58

      • POXEL.FP (Poxel) -- reports FY revenue €2.0M vs year-ago €0.7M

      • CTY1S.FH (Citycon) -- reports FY adjusted EPRA EPS €0.48 vs FactSet €0.47 [5 est, €0.40-0.51]

      • MOL.HB (MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas) -- reports Q4 EPS Ft148.27 ex-items (cont-ops) vs year-ago (Ft28.21)

      • TKTT.FP (Tarkett) -- reports FY EPS €0.31 vs year-ago (€0.41)

      • AFP.SW (Aluflexpack) -- reports FY preliminary revenue €380.3M vs FactSet €391.7M [2 est, €375.0-408.4M]

    • M&A

      • BARC.LN (Barclays) -- receiving interest from private equity firms regarding a stake in its merchant payments business - Bloomberg (about an hour ago)

      • EDPR.PL (EDP Renovaveis) -- EDP Renováveis completes asset rotation deal for a 340 MWac solar portfolio in the US (post EU close 15-Feb)

      • CGM.FP (Cegedim) -- acquires Visiodent a leading provider of management solutions for dental practices and health clinics in France. Terms were not disclosed

      • HEIQ.LN (HeiQ Plc) -- announces trading update, acquisition of new manufacturing facility, and fundraising

    • Healthcare

      • REGN (Regeneron) -- Japan approves Regeneron's Dupixent for CSU

      • GLPG.NA (Galapagos) -- to present new preliminary translational data at EMBY-EHA annual meeting

      • MRK.GR (Merck KGaA) -- FDA converts Tepmetko (tepotinib) accelerated approval in metastatic NSCLC to traditional approval

      • B8F.GR (Biofrontera AG) -- Biofrontera announces proposed share consolidation, considering subsequent capital increase from authorized capital

    • Other

      • NEXN.LN (Nexxen International) -- SEC filing: SC 13D/A (Filed by Mithaq Capital SPC)

      • AUTO.NO (AutoStore Holdings) -- AutoStore announces launch of 177M share offering by holder Thomas H. Lee Partners via accelerated bookbuild through Citi and Carnegie

      • SRAIL.SW (Stadler Rail) -- announces order for six additional hydrogen trains from state of California under previously announced contract

      • PRS.SM (Promotora de Informaciones) -- PRISA reports results of extraordinary conversion period of subordinated convertible notes due 2028

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • HUH1V.FH (Huhtamaki) -- to equal weight from underweight at Barclays

      • TGS.NO (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.) -- to buy from hold at Kepler Cheuvreux

      • WIHL.SS Wihlborgs Fastigheter upgraded to buy from hold at ABG Sundal Collier

      • A3M.SM ATRESMEDIA upgraded to buy from hold at Mirabaud

    • Downgrades

      • EL.FP EssilorLuxottica downgraded to hold from buy at Stifel

      • EMBRAC.B.SS (Embracer Group) -- to underweight from neutral at JPMorgan

      • FNOX.SS (Fortnox) -- to hold from buy at Carnegie Securities

      • FNOX.SS (Fortnox) -- to hold from buy at DnB Markets

      • PBB.GR (Deutsche Pfandbriefbank) -- to hold from buy at Pareto

    • Initiations

      • DWL.LN (Dowlais Group Plc) -- overweight at Barclays

  • Data

    • Nikkei +0.86% to 38487.24

    • Hang Seng +2.47% to 16338.16

    • Shanghai Composite +0.00% to 2865.90

    • S&P futures (2.5) vs prior close of 5046.5

    • €-$ (0.0013) or (0.12%) to 1.0760

    • $-¥ +0.35 or +0.23% to 150.28

    • €-¥ +0.16 or +0.10% to 161.69

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