Dec 05 ,2024
Synopsis:
European market recap closed mostly higher following a mostly positive performance on Wednesday. Travel/Leisure, Banks and Autos/Parts lead; Energy, Real Estate and Industrial Goods/Services lag. FTSE weighed down by real-estate sector. Spain +1.6% and Greece +1.3% lead outperformers, whilst Denmark (0.6%) bucks the higher trend and lead underperformers.
Focus on French political instability after PM Barnier's government was toppled in a no-confidence vote late Wednesday, as expected. Barnier resigned while Macron asked him to remain in office until new PM nominated. Le Pen said new PM likely to be named tonight. Sources yesterday suggested Macron will name a new leader quickly, potentially in tonight's televised address. Spillover effect have been limited so far. US strength indicative of insulated conditions more focused on domestic dynamics of tech/AI optimism, economic resilience and Fed rate cut expectations. Positive December seasonality also cited as a support factor.
On macro front, German factory orders fell in October, but by less than forecast. French industrial production missed, but Spanish firmer than forecast. Eurozone construction PMI remains in contractionary territory. Eurozone retail sales missed in October. Data not having much of an influence on markets or policy expectations. Economic sentiment for Germany remains weak. IW Institute the latest to publish weak forecasts for 2025 and expects a modest increase in unemployment next year, as a result. Limited UK developments. Lloyds Bank chief warns that car finance ruling might have implications for wider economy due to investor concerns. Quieter day on the US economic calendar with just initial claims.
In corporate news, Aurubis (NDA.GR) reports FY operating pretax income €413M vs guidance 410M and reaffirms FY24/25 guidance. The group also proposes a dividend of €1.50/sh, +7.1% y/y. Zumtobel Group (ZAG.AV) also out with H1 earnings and confirmed FY outlook. Other companies updating the market with their latest earnings/updates included: Derichebourg (DBG.FP), Groupe LDLC (ALLDL.FP), DS Smith (SMDS.LN), Frasers Group (FRAS.LN), Watches of Switzerland (WOSG.LN), AJ Bell (AJB.LN), Future (FUTR.LN), SDI Group (SDI.LN). On M&A front, Neoen (NEOEN.FP) divests its Victorian portfolio in A$950M sale to HMC Capital.
Looking ahead to tomorrow's calendar (see - Europe Week Ahead: 2-Dec to 6-Dec attached) DS Smith (SMDS.LN), Frasers Group (FRAS.LN), Watches of Switzerland (WOSG.LN), AJ Bell (AJB.LN), Future (FUTR.LN), SDI Group (SDI.LN), Derichebourg (DBG.FP), Groupe LDLC (ALLDL.FP), Aurubis (NDA.GR) and Zumtobel Group (ZAG.AV) will be among other names to update investors, whilst the macro-calendar releases will include Germany Oct factory orders, Nov construction PMI, Spain Oct industrial production, Switzerland Nov unemployment rate, Sweden Nov preliminary CPI, Eurozone Oct retail sales.
Digest:
Sectors - STOXX Europe 600:
Outperformers:
Travel & Leisure +2.38%, Banks +2.36%, Autos & Parts +1.49%, Telecom +1.35%, Insurance +1.28%, Construct & Mtls +0.82%, Utilities +0.69%, Financial Svcs +0.45%,
Underperformers:
Real Estate (1.38%), Energy(0.35%), Ind Goods & Svcs (0.21%), Health Care (0.12%), Basic Resources (0.04%), Retail +0.09%, Consumer Products and Services +0.13%, Technology +0.28%, Personal Care Drug and Grocery Stores +0.33%, Chemicals +0.34%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco +0.41%,
Macro/Peripheral markets:
Geopolitics
EU
UK
UK's construction activity rises in November - Baha
Starmer makes new pledges on living standards and NHS - BBC
Half of firms to slash jobs and raise prices after Budget - The Telegraph
Rachel Reeves 'will launch second National Insurance raid' - The Telegraph
Warning of NHS 'quad-demic' as flu and Covid cases rise in England - The Telegraph
France
Germany
According to IW, Germany will only achieve growth of 0.1 percent in 2025 - Handelsblatt
Shrunken housing summit - rent cap and anger at Chancellor Scholz - Handelsblatt
Denmark
Denmark raises 2025 GDP outlook, benefits from Novo Nordisk's growth - Reuters
Italy
Italy's slowing economy raises pressure on Meloni - FT
Company news:
Trading Higher:
+94.6% BAR.LN (Brand Architekts Group £0.47, +0.23) -- 48p/sh cash offer from Warpaint London PLC
+13.0% WOSG.LN (Watches of Switzerland Group £5.76, +0.65) -- H1 earnings
+12.4% SOI.FP (SOITEC €84.60, +9.35) -- initiated buy at CIC Market Solutions
+10.9% CAM.LN (Camellia £49.00, +4.80) -- regulatory approvals for the proposed sale of its shares in BF&M
+10.8% HFG.GR (HelloFresh €13.24, +1.28) -- transferred buy at Jefferies; prior rating was hold
+10.7% BYW6.GR (BayWa €9.55, +0.92) -- BayWa targets $4.2B proceeds from asset sales -- Reuters
+10.5% NDA.GR (Aurubis €83.30, +7.95) -- FY earnings
+9.9% FUTR.LN (Future Plc £10.92, +0.97) -- FY earnings
+9.2% ASAI.LN (ASA International Group £0.71, +0.06) -- declares $0.03/sh interim dividend
+7.8% CARD.LN (Card Factory £0.97, +0.07) -- H2 trading update; acquires Garven Holdings, LLC for $25M
+5.6% NAS.NO (Norwegian Air Shuttle NOK11.66, +0.62) -- November traffic
+5.1% FIA1S.FH (Finnair €2.23, +0.11) -- December traffic
+4.4% TIT.IM (Telecom Italia €0.24, +0.01) -- resumed hold at Deutsche Bank
+3.9% JUST.LN (Just Group £1.61, +0.06) -- Deutsche Bank upgrade
+3.6% GET.FP (Getlink €16.00, +0.56) -- assumed outperform at Santander; prior rating was neutral
+3.2% MRN.FP (Mersen €20.20, +0.62) -- CMD update
+2.4% IAR.B.SS (IAR SEK149.50, +3.50) -- raises long-term targets
+1.8% IPS.FP (Ipsos €43.14, +0.76) -- will not submit an offer for the acquisition of Kantar Media
Trading Lower:
-15.6% EBQ.LN (Ebiquity £0.19, -0.04) -- FY trading update
-10.4% FRAS.LN (Frasers Group £6.63, -0.77) -- H1 earnings
-8.3% TLW.LN (Tullow Oil £0.21, -0.02) -- CEO to step down in 2025
-7.6% AVTX.NA (Avantium €1.83, -0.16) -- raises €11.2M through accelerated bookbuild offering of 6.4M new ordinary shares
-6.7% SAF.FP (Safran €212.50, -15.30) -- CMD update
-6.0% WAVE.FP (Wavestone €41.75, -2.65) -- H1 earnings
-4.9% HEAD.LN (Headlam Group £1.26, -0.06) -- trading update
-4.8% GNS.LN (Genus £16.46, -0.84) -- Stifel downgrade
-3.2% SAX.GR (Str├╢er SE & Co. KGaA €49.66, -1.62) -- JPMorgan downgrade
-2.2% COFA.FP (Coface €14.48, -0.33) -- Deutsche Bank downgrade
-1.6% SCHA.NO (Schibsted NOK382.20, -6.40) -- JPMorgan downgrade
EU companies reporting tomorrow:
Earnings:
DACHs: Aurubis (NDA.GR), Zumtobel Group (ZAG.AV)
France: Derichebourg (DBG.FP), Groupe LDLC (ALLDL.FP)
UK: DS Smith (SMDS.LN), Frasers Group (FRAS.LN), Watches of Switzerland (WOSG.LN), AJ Bell (AJB.LN), Future (FUTR.LN), SDI Group (SDI.LN)
Trading Update: Brederode (BREB.BB), Balfour Beatty (BBY.LN)
Traffic: Finnair (FIA1S.FH), Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS.NO)
CMD/events: Safran (SAF.FP), Mersen (MRN.FP), Sabre Insurance Group (SBRE.LN), FUCHS (FPE3.GR)
Data:
Economics:
Switzerland Nov Unemployment Rate (sa) 2.6% vs consensus 2.7% and prior 2.6%
Sweden Nov preliminary CPI +1.6% y/y vs consensus +1.6% and prior +1.6%
Germany
Oct Factory Orders (1.5%) m/m vs consensus (2.0%) and prior 4.2%
Nov Construction PMI 38.0 vs consensus 40.6 and prior 40.2
Oct Industrial Production
France (0.1%) m/m vs consensus +0.3% and prior revised (0.8%) from (0.9%)
Spain +1.9% y/y vs consensus +0.3% and prior revised 1.1% from +0.6%
Eurozone Oct Retail Sales +1.9% y/y vs consensus +1.7% and prior revised +3.0% from +2.9% ; (0.5%) m/m vs consensus (0.3%) and prior +0.5%
Markets:
WTI Crude (Jan 25): ($0.23) or (0.34%) to $68.31
€-$ +0.0059 or +0.56% to 1.0570
£-$ +0.0053 or +0.42% to 1.2754
€-£ +0.0012 to 0.8288
S&P 500 (0.04%)
Performance year-to-date
FTSE 100: +7.97%
DAX: +21.53%
CAC: (2.82%)
MIB: +14.17%
Stoxx 600: +8.46%
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