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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: Futures FTSE (0.21%), DAX (0.29%), CAC40 (0.17%)

Sep 24 ,2025

  • Synopsis

    • European equity markets are set for a negative open amidst mixed Asian equities Wednesday. Greater China outperforming with Alibaba leading rebound in Hong Kong-listed tech stocks. Japan, South Korea, Australia and Taiwan all trading lower. S&P 500 futures slightly higher afterhours.

    • Chancellor Merz will participate in the general debate on the budget in the German Bundestag and later in the day speech/panellist at event hosted by German Chemical Industry Assn. Germany's finance minister Klingbeil speech at 16:30CET at event hosted by Hertie School Jacques Delors Centre.

    • In central banks, Bundesbank's Balz welcoming speech at 9:00CET at trade conference. ECB's Machado opening remarks at 9:15CET at Supervision Innovators Conf. BOE Greene speech at 17:30BST at Univ. of Glasgow Business School and Adam Smith Business School 'Supply shocks and monetary policy'. Bundesbank's Mauderer welcoming speech at 18:00ET at bank's representative office in New York. Conf. on "International Capital Flows and Financial Policies" jointly hosted by Bank of Italy, Bank of France, BOE, IMF and OECD.

    • Macro data include Germany Sep Ifo survey, Spain and Finland Aug PPI as well as Switzerland Sep economic sentiment index - ZEW.

    • A light morning for earnings sees Sanofi (SAN.FP) updating on Q3 currency impacts and Metso Corp. (METSO.FH) announcing updated strategy for 2026-30 and new financial targets to be achieved by the end of 2028; targets annual sales growth of at least 7%. WISeKey International Holding (WIHN.SW) reported H1 net income ($22.3M) vs year-ago ($15.5M).

    • Also due to release reports/updates today are JD Sports Fashion (JD.LN), Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE.LN), Saga (SAGA.LN), EnQuest (ENQ.LN), Trigano (TRI.FP), Harboes Bryggeri (HARB.B.DC) and On the Beach Group (OTB.LN).

  • Politics/Macro/World News

    • Trump posts on Ukraine-Russia war; says he thinks Ukraine can win back all of its territory with EU support -- Truth Social post (~30 minutes ago)

    • Sweden keeps jet fighter options open amid Franco-German tensions - politico

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • SAN.FP (Sanofi) -- announces Q3 currency impacts are estimated at around (5%) on sales -- Q3 aide memoire

      • METSO.FH (Metso Corp.) -- announces updated strategy for 2026-30 and new financial targets to be achieved by the end of 2028; targets annual sales growth of at least 7%

      • WIHN.SW (WISeKey International Holding) -- reports H1 net income ($22.3M) vs year-ago ($15.5M)

    • M&A

      • DHL.GR (DHL Group) -- EU clears DHL Group's acquisition of a stake in Evri (23-Sep)

      • SHUR.BB (Shurgard Self Storage) -- signs conditional purchase agreement for a freehold plot in the south-eastern district of Munich

      • DOFG.NO (DOF Group) -- signs agreement to sell vessel Skandi Handler; terms not disclosed

      • NRDF.DC (Nordfyns Bank) --

        • Nordfyns Bank, Fynske Bank announce termination of merger agreement

        • Middelfart Sparekasse resubmits merger offer for Nordfyns Bank of DKK 620 per share

      • BLKB.SW (Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank) -- Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank to withdraw from radicant; sale discussions currently underway

    • Healthcare

      • MC.FP (LVMH) -- to acquire remaining 60% of Challenges periodical for €6M - Le Figaroe

      • CLCO.NO (CoolCo) -- EPS Ventures Ltd agrees in principal to acquire the remainder of CoolCo for $9.65/share in cash

      • AD.GR (Amadeus Fire Group) -- acquires e-learning platform Masterplan com GmbH; enterprise value amounts to ~€20M plus additions to current assets and minus net debt

      • ANTIN.FP (Antin Infrastructure Partners) -- has signed a binding agreement to acquire Aquavista Watersides & Marinas, the UK's largest marina infrastructure provider

      • SAN.FP (Sanofi) -- NICE recommends Sanofi's Sarclisa in combination for untreated multiple myeloma when a stem cell transplant is unsuitable

      • SAN.FP (Sanofi) -- commits additional $625M to Ventures to accelerate investment in biotech and digital health innovation

      • VIJ.GR (Viemed Healthcare) -- announces completion of share repurchase program

      • EMEIS.FP (Emeis SA) -- announces disposal target exceeded and reduction of net debt by nearly €700M

      • ASKER.SS (Asker Healthcare Group) -- Sjätte AP-fonden announces its intention to explore the opportunity to sell ~38M shares in Asker Healthcare Group AB

      • MEDCL.FP (MedinCell) -- Teva and MedinCell's Risperidone LAI approved in Canada as LONGAVO

      • OSE.FP (OSE Immunotherapeutics) -- acknowledges decision of Nantes Commercial Court

    • Other

      • NDX1.GR (Nordex) -- secures first Spanish order for eight N175/6.X turbines

      • F3C.GR (SFC Energy) -- receives follow-up orders worth approx. C$9.3M from a major Canadian oil and gas producer

      • ASKER.SS (Asker Healthcare Group) -- holder Sjätte AP-fonden sold ~38M shares at SEK81/share through Citi, DNB Carnegie and Nordea

      • LHA.GR (Deutsche Lufthansa) -- Lufthansa Airlines CEO Jens Ritter threatening to shut down further flights from German airports in light of rising site costs -- Berliner Morgenpost

      • TPEIR.GA (Piraeus Financial Holdings) -- shareholders approve €100M share buyback program (post EU close 23-Sep)

      • VWS.DC (Vestas Wind Systems) -- notes it has received orders for 320 MW in the USA for undisclosed projects; adds to Q3 order intake

      • SSAB.A.SS (SSAB) -- near zero C02 steel first to meet IEA threshold

      • Talga Group secures strategic supply of recycled graphite feedstock from Aurubis for Talnode-R anode

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • SAP.GR (SAP) -- to outperform from neutral at Oddo

    • Downgrades

      • SATS.NO (SATS) -- downgraded to hold from buy at ABG Sundal Collier

      • AMS.SM (Amadeus IT Group) -- to neutral from outperform at Oddo

      • SREN.SW (Swiss Re) -- to neutral from overweight at JPMorgan

    • Initiations

      • SFZN.SW (Siegfried Holding) -- hold at Kepler Cheuvreux

      • CCR.LN (C&C Group) -- sector perform at RBC Capital Markets

  • Data

    • Nikkei +0.11% to 45544.49

    • Hang Seng +0.97% to 26413.39

    • Shanghai Composite +0.60% to 3844.63

    • S&P futures +6.0 vs prior close of 6715.0

    • €-$ (0.0020) or (0.17%) to 1.1796

    • $-¥ +0.28 or +0.19% to 147.93

    • €-¥ +0.05 or +0.03% to 174.49

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