May 16 ,2025
Synopsis
Europe indices are set to open mostly higher today with US equities finishing mostly higher in Thursday trading, ending a bit off best levels. Nasdaq closed lower after six straight gains still up 6%+ WTD; other major indices also on pace for solid weekly returns.
Asian equities mixed Friday. Hang Seng underperforming with Alibaba leading tech declines. Mainland China weaker. Japan and Korea little changed. Taiwan and Australia outperforming. Japan preliminary GDP showed economy contracted by more than expected in Q1.
S&P 500 futures flat afterhours.
Friday sees, in central banks, ECB's Cipollone remarks at 9:30CET at meeting of the Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures. SNB's Schlegel speech title 'Trade war and geopolitical upheaval: Monetary policy in times of uncertainty' at 13:00CET at event hosted by Swiss Media Forum. Riksbank's Seim, ECB's Lane, BOE's Lombardelli panellists at 17:00CET at event hosted by The Federal Reserves (Thu-Fri).
Economic: France Q1 unemployment rate, Italy Apr final CPI, Mar trade balance, Eurozone Mar trade balance
Richemont (CFR.SW) reports FY Operating profit €4.47B vs FactSet €4.57B. Ascelia Pharma (ACE.SS) reports Q1 EPS (SEK0.23) vs FactSet. Aegon (AGN.NA) reports Q1 Operating capital generation (before holding funding & op. exp.) €267M vs consensus €279.0M. Swiss Re (SREN.SW) reports Q1 net income $1.28B vs consensus $938M
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
DBK.GR (Deutsche Bank) -- announces application for further share buyback and reconfirms path to 2025 targets
MOLN.SW (Molecular Partners) -- reports financial results and highlights from Q1 2025
ETL.FP (Eutelsat Communications) -- reports Q3 revenue €300.6M vs consensus €302.0M
B4B.GR (METRO) -- reports Q2 EPS (€0.43) vs year-ago (€0.53)
UNI.IM (Unipol Gruppo) -- reports Q1 net income €285M vs FactSet €250M [2 est, €245-255M]
ODL.NO (Odfjell Drilling) -- reports Q1 EPS $0.13 vs FactSet $0.12 [6 est, $0.08-0.16], raises dividend
PHOR.RU (PhosAgro) -- Group increased its production of agrochemicals by 3.6% y/y in 1Q 2025 to a record 3.11M tonnes
PHOR.RU (PhosAgro) -- reports Q1 adjusted net income RUB36.73B, +71% vs year-ago RUB21.49B
SOLG.LN (SolGold) -- reports Q3 EPS ($0.003) vs year-ago ($0.010)
ELN.IM (El.En.) -- reports Q1 net income €16.3M vs year-ago €16.0M
M&A
EDPR.PL (EDP Renovaveis) -- signs a put option giving right to sell a 121 MW wind portfolio in France and Belgium to Amundi Transition Energétique for ~€0.2B (enterprise value)
DLAR.LN (De La Rue) -- PSF Entities no longer intends to make offer for De La Rue
ACA.FP (Credit Agricole) -- Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring completes acquisition of German group Merca Leasing announced in Oct 2024
ATRL.CN (Atkinsrealis Group) -- EU clears AtkinsRéalis' sale of stakes in 407 ETR
GFC.FP (Gecina) -- to acquire office complex in Paris Central Business District
HELN.SW (Helvetia Holding) -- board approves planned merger of Caser with Helvetia Seguros and Suizo.
AUTN.SW (Autoneum Holding) -- acquires Chinese automotive supplier Chengdu FAW-Sihuan Automobile Interior Parts; purchase price around CHF 16M (excluding cash and cash equivalents and debt)
Healthcare
SAN.FP (Sanofi) -- FDA grants orphan drug designation to rilzabrutinib for sickle cell disease
BAYN.GR (Bayer AG) -- Bayer preparing to place Monsanto in bankruptcy if new Roundup settlement fails - media report
BAYN.GR (Bayer AG) -- Follow-up Bayer preparing to place Monsanto in bankruptcy if new Roundup settlement fails - Reuters
Other
RUI.FP (Rubis) -- Chairman Nils Christian Bergene to step down
Green Tea starts trading in Hong Kong after 168.4M-share IPO priced at HK$7.19/share
Rio Tinto invests $1.2B to modernize century-old hydroelectric power plant in Quebec
Key rating changes
Upgrades
R3NK.GR (Renk Group) -- to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan (timing uncertain)
CVC.NA (CVC Capital Parnters) upgraded to overweight from equal-weight at Morgan Stanley
Downgrades
NIBE.B.SS (NIBE Industrier) -- to hold from buy at Pareto
ALV.GR (Allianz) -- downgraded to hold from buy at HSBC
Initiations
RBT.FP (Robertet) -- neutral at Oddo
Data
Nikkei (0.07%) to 37729.03
Hang Seng (0.62%) to 23308.70
Shanghai Composite (0.46%) to 3365.15
S&P futures (2.0) vs prior close of 5933.3
€-$ +0.0030 or +0.27% to 1.1216
$-¥ (0.44) or (0.30%) to 145.25
€-¥ (0.08) or (0.05%) to 162.87
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