Jul 17 ,2024
Synopsis
The European equity markets are set for a higher open amidst mixed Asian equities Wednesday. Markets in Japan and China little changed. Taiex underperforming after Trump voiced skepticism about defending island. ASX hitting fresh record highs. S&P 500 futures touch lower afterhours.
Today's King's Speech in the UK ~11:30BST will set out the government's legislative agenda for current parliamentary session and reveal extent of its ambition to change the country (BBC). There are expected to be ~35 draft laws ministers intend to introduce in the coming months with measures aimed at boosting growth (FT), including planning reform, a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned GB energy and new powers for fiscal watchdog OBR. Government will reintroduce mandatory housebuilding targets and want local authorities to identify regional infrastructure needs to stop individual authorities blocking plans (Guardian). Members of both Houses debate the content of the speech over several days commencing on Thu.
In Germany, there's a press conf in the afternoon on the government's draft for the federal budget for 2025 and financial plan until 2028 with finance minister Lindner, among others. French President Macron seen keeping the current government in place temporarily, likely declaring it a caretaker government. Fitch Ratings event at 10:30BST title French Parliamentary Election: Key Cross-Sector Credit Implications
On the macro front, UK Jun CPI/RPI/PPI input/output, Eurozone Jun final CPI, Portugal Jun PPI
A busy morning for earnings see from the DACHs region, Adidas (ADS.GR) reporting preliminary Q2 operating income €346M incl. item and unclear of comparable to FactSet €251.2M and raises FY operating income guidance whilst Daimler Truck Holding (DTG.GR) reported preliminary Q2 adjusted EBIT €1.17B vs consensus €1.26B and put full-year guidance under review. In France,
Michelin (ML.FP) released global tire market data for June and VINCI (DG.FP) reported Airports Jun airport passenger traffic +7.9%. In the Nordics, Demant (DEMANT.DC) reported preliminary H1 EBIT DKK2.1M and provided revised FY guidance whilst Svenska Handelsbanken (SHB.A.SS) reported Q2 EPS SEK3.43 vs FactSet SEK3.13 and Tele2 (TEL2.B.SS) is out with Q2 net income continuing ops SEK946M vs consensus SEK884M whilst confirming FY and mid-term outlook. Elsewhere, ASML Holding (ASML.NA) reported Q2 EPS €4.01 vs consensus €3.73, guides Q3 and keeps FY24 outlook unchanged
Companies hosting CMDs/events include Cohort (CHRT.LN) and hVIVO (HVO.LN).
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
Benelux:
ASML.NA (ASML Holding) -- reports Q2 EPS €4.01 vs consensus €3.73; guides Q3 and keeps FY24 outlook unchanged
FLOW.NA (Flow Traders) -- Jun ETP market statistics
NSI.NA (NSI) -- reports H1 EPRA EPS €0.91 vs year-ago €1.02
BAR.BB (Barco) -- reports H1 EPS €0.10 vs FactSet €0.21 [1 est]
DACHs:
ADS.GR (Adidas) -- reports preliminary Q2 operating income €346M incl. item and unclear of comparable to FactSet €251.2M [14 est, €58-414.6M]; raises FY operating income guidance
DTG.GR (Daimler Truck Holding) -- Daimler Truck reports preliminary Q2 adjusted EBIT €1.17B vs consensus €1.26B; full-year guidance under review
TKA.AV (Telekom Austria) -- reports Q2 net income €146M, (12%) vs year-ago €166M
ACLN.SW (Accelleron Industries) -- reports preliminary H1 revenue $505M vs FactSet $480.9M [1 est]
HYQ.GR (Hypoport) -- reports Q2 total mortgage finance transaction volume on Europace €16.09B vs year-ago €12.55B
France:
ML.FP (Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SA) -- Michelin publishes global tire market data for June
DG.FP (VINCI SA) -- VINCI Airports Jun airport passenger traffic +7.9%
ADP.FP (Aeroport de Paris) -- reports Total Paris Aeroport June traffic 33.33M, +7.8% y/y
VIRP.FP (Virbac) -- reports preliminary Q2 revenue €357.4M vs FactSet €335.3M [1 est]
ALESK.FP (Esker) -- reports preliminary Q2 revenue €51.5M vs FactSet €50.5M [2 est, €49.6-51.4M]
FNAC.FP (Fnac Darty) -- reports preliminary H1 revenue €3.39B, +1.4% y/y; reaffirms FY guidance; announces intention to acquire Unieuro
GDS.FP (Ramsay Générale de Santé) -- reports 9M EPS (€0.19) vs year-ago €0.36 (earlier, post-EU close)
Nordics:
DEMANT.DC (Demant) -- reports preliminary H1 EBIT DKK2.1M; provides revised FY guidance
SHB.A.SS (Svenska Handelsbanken) -- reports Q2 EPS SEK3.43 vs FactSet SEK3.13 [12 est, SEK2.93-3.24]
TEL2.B.SS (Tele2) -- reports Q2 net income continuing ops SEK946M vs consensus SEK884M; Confirms FY and mid-term outlook
NEL.NO (NEL ASA) -- reports Q2 net income (NOK118M) vs FactSet (NOK112.5M) [11 est, (NOK166)-(19.1M)]
BWLPG.NO (BW LPG) -- reports Q2 product services segment performance
BRG.NO (Borregaard) -- reports Q2 EPS NOK2.45 vs FactSet NOK2.56 [5 est, NOK2.41-2.77]
AKER.NO (Aker ASA) -- reports Q2 NAVPS NOK860 vs quarter-ago NOK813
PIHLIS.FH (Pihlajalinna) -- reports preliminary Q2 adjusted EBITA €11.4M vs FactSet €10.0M; updates FY outlook
SCST.SS (Scandi Standard) -- reports Q2 EPS SEK1.09 vs FactSet SEK1.20 [1 est]
SHOT.SS (Scandic Hotels Group) -- reports Q2 EPS (excluding IFRS 16) SEK2.00 vs FactSet SEK2.17 [2 est, SEK2.11-2.22]
MTRS.SS (Munters Group) -- reports Q2 EPS SEK1.81 vs FactSet SEK1.80 [3 est, SEK1.45-2.12]
KEMIRA.FH (Kemira) -- reports Q2 EPS €0.40 vs FactSet €0.45 [6 est, €0.38-0.49]; reiterates outlook
BOAT.SS (Nimbus Group) -- reports Q2 EPS SEK1.43 vs year-ago SEK2.87
THULE.SS (Thule Group) -- reports Q2 net income SEK559M vs FactSet SEK583.5M
UK:
BHP.LN (BHP Group) -- BHP Group reports Q4 production; Iron ore production (Mt) 69.2 vs StreetAccount 67.7
CRTA.LN (Cirata) -- Q2 Trading Update and Outlook: Bookings for Q2 2024 of $1.7M, representing 143% growth sequentially over Q1 FY24 and YoY growth also of 143%.
M&A
SPIE.FP (SPIE) -- agrees to acquire ~87% of Otto Life Science Engineering GmbH
ALV.GR (Allianz) -- to acquire 51% of shares in Income Insurance for SG$40.58/share or SG$2.2B (€1.5B) in total
TLGO.SM (Talgo) -- shareholders fear a low-ball offer from Skoda if the government rejects the takeover bid from Ganz-Mavag - El Confidencial, citing sources
UNIR.IM (UniEuro) -- Fnac Darty and Ruby Equity Investment announce intention to acquire Unieuro for €12/share in cash and shares
RI.FP (Pernod Ricard) --
Accolade Wines to acquire Pernod Ricard's businesses in Australia, New Zealand and Spain - Australian Financial Review, citing sources
confirms sale of strategic wine brands to Accolade Wines; terms undisclosed
FR.FP (Valeo SE) -- Valeo seeking buyers for two car parts plants and R&D center in France - Bloomberg
AED.BB (Aedifica) -- divests a portfolio of 3 care residences in the Netherlands for €31.5M
CRTA.LN (Cirata) -- announces offer for subscription of new ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the company via PrimaryBid at an issue price of 55 pence per new Ordinary Share
MTRS.SS (Munters Group) -- Munters to acquire Geoclima to broaden offering for data center cooling solutions; terms undisclosed
ACKB.BB (Ackermans & Van Haaren) -- portfolio company Delen Private Bank agrees to acquire Dierickx Leys Private Bank foe an undisclosed sum
Healthcare
BAYN.GR (Bayer) -- Orion and Bayer announce phase III ARANOTE trial of darolutamide in combination with androgen deprivation therapy in men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer meets primary endpoint
ROG.SW (Roche Holding) -- Roche announces positive Phase I results for CT-996 for people with obesity, without type 2 diabetes
RLAY (Relay Therapeutics) -- discloses Genentech/Roche's termination of RLY-1971 collaboration agreement - 8-K
ORIC (Oric Pharmaceuticals) -- announces clinical collaborations with Bayer/JNJ to support ongoing trial evaluating ORIC-944 in combination with AR inhibitors for the treatment of prostate cancer
ORX.SS (Orexo) -- Orexo: has received a complete response letter (CRL) from the FDA regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for OX124 submitted to the FDA on 18-Sep-23
Other
NESN.SW (Nestle) -- FDA grants orphan drug designation to Aimmune Nestlé drug for GLUT1DS
DBK.GR (Deutsche Bank) -- to aggressively expand investments in Asia - Nikkei
HSBA.LN (HSBC Holdings) -- appoints Georges Elhedery as group CEO, effective 2-Sep
BA.LN (BAE Systems) -- selects Parsons Corporation for modernization project at Radford Army Ammunition Plant under $15.4M contract
SHB.A.SS (Svenska Handelsbanken) -- appoints Anton Romare Keller as Chief Information Officer as of 1-Aug
TGS.NO (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.) -- announces Shell Information Technology International B.V has signed a global four-year agreement to license the TGS Imaging AnyWare software suite
CRTA.LN (Cirata) -- is undertaking an equity fundraise to raise gross proceeds of ~$7M at a price of 55 pence per share through Panmure
European Commission signals lower tariffs for China-made EVs from Volkswagen and BMW - Reuters
Key rating changes
Upgrades
ALO.FP (Alstom) -- buy from neutral at CIC Market Solutions
SPX.LN (Spirax Group) -- hold from reduce at HSBC
SCR.FP (SCOR) -- outperform from neutral at Mediobanca
Jefferies reinstates FER, FER.SM; upgrades FRA.GR
Downgrades
SCR.FP (SCOR) -- equal-weight from overweight at Morgan Stanley
KCR.FH (Konecranes) -- hold from buy at Kepler Cheuvreux
Goldman Sachs downgrades NKT.DC; reinstates PRY.IM
SOBI.SS (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum) -- to sell from hold at Deutsche Bank
LGEN.LN (Legal & General Group) -- to sector perform from outperform at RBC Capital Markets
BALD.B.SS (Fastighets Balder) --
to hold from buy at Pareto
to hold from buy at Danske Bank
Initiations
KENDR.NA (Kendrion) -- outperform at Oddo
CVC.NA (CVC Capital Partners) -- neutral at Autonomous Research
SFZN.SW (Siegfried Holding) -- outperform at Oddo
Data
Nikkei (0.31%) to 41149.08
Hang Seng +0.33% to 17786.53
Shanghai Composite (0.36%) to 2965.49
S&P futures (11.3) vs prior close of 5717.3
€-$ +0.0006 or +0.06% to 1.0905
$-¥ (0.48) or (0.30%) to 157.90
€-¥ (0.49) or (0.28%) to 172.19
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