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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: Futures FTSE +0.03%, DAX (0.14%), CAC40 +0.23%

May 28 ,2025

  • Synopsis

    • European equity markets are set for a mixed open amidst mixed Asian equities Wednesday. Hang Seng leading China market declines with semis under pressure. Korea outperforming amid rally in tech stocks. Japan, Australia and Taiwan also higher. S&P 500 futures flat afterhours.

    • In central banks, Austria central bank and SUERF Annual Economics Conf 'Monetary policy: taking a walk on the supply side' speakers include governor Holzmann, ECB's Acre and BOE's Pill. Riksbank releases its latest Financial Stability Report at 9:30CET, related press conf. (livestream) at 11:00. Denmark central bank's Nødgaard speech at 13:00CET at event hosted by JP/Politikens Hus. ECB releases at 10:00CET the results of latest consumer inflation expectations survey. In US, after the European market close, FOMC releases minutes of last meeting. OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting scheduled.

    • Macro data due include Germany May unemployment change, France Q1 final GDP, Apr consumer goods spending, PPI, Switzerland Apr economic sentiment index, Norway Apr retail sales, Sweden Apr retail sales, trade balance, Denmark Apr unemployment rate, Belgium Q1 final GDP, May CPI, Netherlands Apr PPI, Ireland Apr retail sales.

    • In earning, Aroundtown (AT1.GR) reported Q1 FFO €0.07 vs FactSet €0.08 whilst SOITEC (SOI.FP) reported FY net income €92M vs FactSet €103.5M and quides Q1 revenue to be down ~20% y/y. Elekta (EKTA.B.SS) released Q4 EPS SEK1.11 ex-items vs consensus SEK1.38.

    • In other corporate news, Rémy Cointreau (RCO.FP) appointed Franck Marilly as new CEO.

    • Amongst CMDs and other investor events are Orkla (ORK.NO), Soitec (SOI.FP), Grenergy Renovables (GRE.SM), AstraZeneca (AZN.LN) sustainability 2024 highlights call.

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • DACHs:

        • VVV3.GR Ökoworld reports FY EPS €3.85 vs year-ago €3.09

        • PSG.GR PharmaSGP Holding reports Q1 EPS €0.41 vs year-ago €0.38

        • 9Q9.GR (Azerion Group) -- reports Q1 adjusted EBITDA €11.7M vs year-ago €9.8M; FY25 guidance unchanged

        • BNN.GR (BRAIN Biotech) -- reports Q2 adjusted EBITDA (€1.1M) vs year-ago (€0.5M)

        • AT1.GR (Aroundtown) -- reports Q1 FFO €0.07 vs FactSet €0.08

        • B8FK.GR (Biofrontera AG) -- withdraws prior outlook; discloses payment difficulties

        • DESN.SW (Dottikon ES Holding) -- reports FY net income CHF105.6M vs FactSet CHF70.3M [1 est]

      • France:

        • SOI.FP (SOITEC) -- reports FY net income €92M vs FactSet €103.5M [17 est, €81.4-117.0M]; quides Q1 revenue to be down ~20% y/y

        • ELIS.FP (Elis) -- releases presentation material in connection with its CMD

        • GNRO.FP (GeNeuro) -- SA announces definitive Debt-Restructuring Moratorium

      • Nordics:

        • EKTA.B.SS (Elekta) -- reports Q4 EPS SEK1.11 ex-items vs consensus SEK1.38

        • SAAB.B.SS (Saab) -- releases presentation material in connection with its CMD

        • PAAL.B.DC (Per Aarsleff Holding) -- reports final H1 earnings in line with prelim. release, EPS DKK18.17; reaffirms FY guidance

        • ORK.NO (Orkla) -- Jotun reports H1 operating profit NOK2.44B vs year-ago NOK2.39B

        • RAIVV.FH (Raisio) -- strategy 2025-27; releases presentation material in connection with its CMD

        • NYKD.NO (Nykode Therapeutics) -- reports Q1 net income ($1.4M) vs year-ago ($14.9M)

        • VOW.NO (Vow) -- reports Q1 pretax income (NOK30.4M) vs year-ago (NOK17.0M)

        • PLSV.NO (Paratus Energy Services) -- reports Q1 net income $3.2M vs FactSet $2.4M [5 est, ($13)-20M]

    • M&A

      • 7201.JP (Nissan Motor) -- seeking to raise more than ¥1T ($7B) in debt and asset sales - Bloomberg

      • ARION.IR (Arion Banki) -- proposes merger talks with Kvika Banki

      • AI.FP (Air Liquide) -- announces two acquisition in Germany; terms not disclosed

      • SAB.SM (Banco de Sabadell) -- BBVA notes decision of Spanish Minister of Economy in connection with offer for Banco de Sabadell

      • LLC.AU (Lendlease Group) -- Barings, GIC, and AustralianSuper among groups considering bids for Keyton - The Australian

      • WIHN.SW (WISeKey International Holding) -- SEALSQ Corp - a member of the WISeKey Group - signs share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of IC'ALPS; price not disclosed

      • GIMB.BB (Gimv) -- sells Joolz to Bugaboo

      • AUB.FP (Aubay) -- enters into exclusive negotiations with Holding Solutec SAS to acquire 100% of Solutec's share capital

      • Sev.en Global Investments acquires $40M in Coronado Global Resource debt -The Australian

      • Nippon Steel expected to close acquisition of US Steel for $55/sh:

    • Healthcare

      • POXEL.FP (Poxel) -- to present new clinical and scientific Data on TWYMEEG at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japan Diabetes Society

      • ROG.SW (Roche Holding) -- Roche releases presentation material in connection with its Diagnostics Day

      • GALD.SW (Galderma Group) -- Galderma intends to buyback ~2.4M shares in the context of the accelerated bookbuild offering by EQT, ADIA and Auba

      • CRNA.NO (Circio Holding) -- Circio to present new and differentiating circVec data and corporate update in live webcast at 10:00 CET today

      • IRLAB.A.SS (IRLAB Therapeutics) -- IRLAB reports positive results from the second part of a Phase I study with IRL757 for the treatment of apathy

    • Other

      • EUROB.GA (Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings) -- holder Fairfax Financial Holdings intends to participate Eurobank's share buyback

      • FFARM.NA (ForFarmers) -- secures new €150M credit facility

      • RCO.FP (Rémy Cointreau) -- appoints Franck Marilly as new CEO

      • GALD.SW (Galderma Group) -- repurchases ~2.4M shares at CHF97.75/share for a total consideration of CHF232.5M

      • KNIN.SW (Kuehne & Nagel) -- and Natilus announce a strategic partnership to study economic and sustainability benefits in commercial air freight

      • TKA.GR (ThyssenKrupp) -- CEO defends strategic alignment; says it is not a job cutting program - FAZ

      • EQT.SS (EQT AB) -- resolves on repurchase of ordinary share

      • SBMO.NA (SBM Offshore) -- announces FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão producing and on hire

      • ARCAD.NA (ARCADIS) -- selected to provide services for $2.3B Calcasieu Bridge Project in US

      • SOI.FP (SOITEC) -- CFO Léa Alzingre steps down; appoints Albin Jacquemont as new CFO

      • ALPHA.GA (Alpha Services & Holdings) -- Alpha Services and Holdings signs MoU with ELTA for a strategic partnership to provide financial services across Greece

      • Australia gives preliminary approval to extend North West Shelf LNG's operating life to 2070, with conditions - Bloomberg

      • Bega Cheese notes Fonterra seeking leave to appeal NSW Supreme Court ruling in trademark dispute

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • Kepler Cheuvreux upgrades AED.BB; downgrades LI.FP

      • KOJAMO.FH (Kojamo) -- buy from hold at Kepler Cheuvreux

      • EUROB.GA (Eurobank Ergasias Services & Holdings) -- to overweight from equal-weight at Morgan Stanley

    • Downgrades

      • SBB.B.SS (Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden) -- reduce from hold at Kepler Cheuvreux

      • NG.LN (National Grid) -- to sector perform from outperform at RBC Capital Markets

      • BOL.SS (Boliden) -- to hold from buy at Handelsbanken

  • Data

    • Nikkei +0.26% to 37822.32

    • Hang Seng (0.62%) to 23236.65

    • Shanghai Composite +0.03% to 3341.52

    • S&P futures (3.0) vs prior close of 5934.3

    • €-$ (0.0017) or (0.15%) to 1.1312

    • $-¥ (0.05) or (0.03%) to 144.31

    • €-¥ (0.29) or (0.18%) to 163.23

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