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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: Futures: FTSE (0.12%), DAX (0.11%), CAC40 (0.40%)

Jun 06 ,2025

  • Synopsis

    • European indices are set to open mixed as Asian equities trade mixed Friday. Hang Seng leading China market declines with mainland indexes flat. Japan logging mild gain while Australia and Taiwan little changed.

    • In Europe the ECB cut its key deposit rate yesterday for the eighth time by 25 bps to 2.00%, as expected

    • US equities closed lower in choppy Thursday trading, though ended off worst levels. Followed three straight daily gains for the S&P; major indices remain on track for modest weekly gains.

    • Worsening Trump-Musk rift pressured the market today, with Musk taking personal swings at Trump and continuing to argue against GOP legislative efforts and Trump musing about canceling Musk's contracts and subsidies.

    • in central banks, Riksbank's Thedéen, Breman, Jansson, Bunge and Seim before Riksdag finance committee at 9:00CET at annual evaluation of monetary policy in the previous year. BOE's Bailey, others at a regular meeting with parliament's treasury committee at 10:15BST.

    • Economic data expectd today: Germany Apr trade balance, industrial production, France Apr trade balance, industrial production, Denmark Apr trade balance, manufacturing production, Norway Apr manufacturing production, UK May house price index - Halifax, Austria Q1 final GDP, Eurozone Q1 final GDP, Apr retail sales, Greece Q1 GDP

    • Earnings reported yesterday after the close. Landi Renzo (LNDR.IM) reports preliminary Q1 revenue €65.0M (post EU close 5-Jun)

  • Politics/Macro/World News

    • Lagarde Steels for Battles Ahead After ECB Hits Sweet Spot (BBG )

    • Donald Trump attacks 'crazy' Elon Musk as relationship implodes (FT )

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • AFKS.RU (Sistema) -- reports Q1 adjusted OIBDA RUB84.3B, +20% vs year-ago RUB70.3B

    • M&A

      • ALV.GR (Allianz) -- reportedly in early talks to acquire EU-based credit manager Capital Four -- Bloomberg (earlier, intraday EU)

      • INGA.NA (ING Groep) -- could slow pace of share buybacks due to temporary higher capital target for this year - Bloomberg (5-Jun 16:28 CET)

      • VK.FP (Vallourec) -- completes the acquisition of Thermotite do Brasil

      • VRLA.FP (Verallia) -- tender offer by BWGI cleared by AMF

      • UPG.BB (Banqup Group) -- completes divestment of 21 Grams Group

      • BLC.FP (Bastide Le Confort Medical) -- Bastide announces disposal of Dorge Medic and Dyna-Médical subsidiaries

    • Healthcare

      • AFX.GR (Carl Zeiss Meditec) -- announces CLARUS 700 receives NMPA approval in China

      • VLA.FP (Valneva) -- announces positive six-month antibody persistence and safety Phase 2 results in children for its single-shot Chikungunya Vaccine IXCHIQ

      • GALD.SW (Galderma Group) -- Galderma announces new interim two-year data from an extension study investigating the safety and efficacy of Nemluvio in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis

      • ADXN.SW (Addex Therapeutics) -- GABAB Pam candidate demonstrates robust anti-tussive activity in multiple chronic cough preclinical models

    • Other

      • HSBA.LN (HSBC Holdings) -- Chair Mark Tucker to step down, effective 30-Sep

      • ENR.GR (Siemens Energy) -- relieved by early repayment of government guarantees - Handelsblatt

      • SGO.FP (Compagnie de Saint-Gobain) -- appoints Patrick Dupin as Group COO, announces fully regional organization

      • TGS.NO (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.) -- commences geophysical survey for the pioneering Green Volt floating offshore wind farm

      • N1N.GR (Neoen) -- inaugurates Portugal's largest solar park

      • AIA Group Chairman Edmund Sze-Wing Tse to retire, effective 1-Oct-25; Mark Tucker appointed as successor

      • China rare earth restrictions primarily impacting automotive sector thus far; global producers see gains

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • Deutsche Bank upgrades NN.NA, PHNX.LN, PRU.LN; downgrades ALV.GR, ASRNL.NA, LGEN.LN

      • Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgrades HNR1.GR; downgrades MUV2.GR

      • Kepler Cheuvreux upgrades Demant (DEMANT.DC) to buy from hold at

      • Kepler Cheuvreux upgrades Sonova Holding (SOON.SW) upgraded to hold from reduce

    • Downgrades

      • WIZZ.LN (Wizz Air Holdings) -- to sector perform from outperform at RBC Capital Markets

      • PNL.NA (PostNL) -- to reduce from hold at Kepler Cheuvreux

    • Initiations

      • ZEG.LN (Zegona Communications) -- buy at Deutsche Numis

      • HUBN.SW (HUBER+SUHNER) -- initiated buy at Berenberg

  • Data

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