Jul 22 ,2026
Synopsis
European indices are set to open slightly higher as Asia equities trade mostly higher. South Korea remains the standout, up ~5% from the open followed by sharp gains in Japan and Taiwan. Mainland China also higher, Hong Kong lagging.
US equities finished higher in Tuesday trading, ending not far from best levels. Momentum rally was the big story with memory, semis, AI infrastructure names higher.
Market continues to largely ignore geopolitics as ceasefire hopes seem to be overshadowing elevated kinetic hostilities and worries about heightened supply disruptions as Houthis announced they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. Trump's 50% tariffs on select Canadian goods, China's push to boost stock market, potential China crackdown on export of AI technologies and return of $4 per gallon gasoline in the US also in the headlines.
In central banks, Czech central bank releases survey of bank lending conditions for Q2. In politics, EU Commission reportedly to present energy package. Elsewhere, member of the OBR's Budget Responsibility Committee, Tom Josephs, speech at 8:45BST at event hosted by OMFIF discussing the long-term outlook for the UK economy and public finances, and there's Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit.
Economic data due today: UK Jun CPI, RPI, PPI input/output PPI, Ireland Jun PPI
Some notable earnings reported so far this morning: DSV.DC, KNEBV.FH, NCAB.SS, SSAB.A.SS, TLGO.SM, ENG.SM, EFGN.SW, AKZA.NA, KPN.NA, SAN.SM, EQNR.NO, KESKO.B.FH, LONN.SW
Trading updates at 7am BST: Fresnillo (FRES.LN), Greencore Group (GNC.LN), SigmaRoc (SRC.LN), JD Wetherspoon (JDW.LN), PensionBee Group (PBEE.LN), Liontrust Asset Management (LIO.LN)
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
AIR.FP (Airbus SE) -- Airbus to present new mid-term outlook; keeps 2026 guidance unchanged and approves €5B buyback -- Investors Call at 18:30 CET
LONN.SW (Lonza Group) -- reports H1 CORE EBITDA CHF1.18B vs FactSet CHF1.13B [11 est, CHF1.08-1.17B]
EQNR.NO (Equinor) -- reports Q2 adjusted net income $3.23B vs consensus $3.38B
VACN.SW (VAT Group) -- reports H1 EPS CHF3.30 vs FactSet CHF3.24 [6 est, CHF2.92-3.67]
NHY.NO (Norsk Hydro) -- reports Q2 adj EPS NOK2.21 vs consensus NOK1.72
G1A.GR (GEA Group) -- reports preliminary Q2 EBITDA before restructuring expenses €250M vs FactSet €216.9M [4 est, €165.9-242M]
HNSA.SS (Hansa Biopharma) -- reports Q2 EPS (SEK2.56) vs FactSet (SEK0.34) [7 est, (SEK2.21)-7.75]
OPM.FP (OPmobility) -- reports H1 net income €102M, +13% vs year-ago €90M
KESKOB.FH (Kesko) -- reports Q2 comparable EPS €0.32 vs FactSet €0.33 [6 est, €0.32-0.33]; Specifies FY26 guidance
TKA.AV (Telekom Austria) -- reports Q2 net income €176M vs consensus €168M
ICAD.FP (Icade) -- reports H1 net income (€155.9M) vs year-ago (€91.7M)
ICEAIR.IR (Icelandair Group) -- reports Q2 net income ($32.3M) vs year-ago $12.9M
M&A
IBE.SM (Iberdrola) -- to acquire 80% stake in Caruna for €2.1B
005930.KS (Samsung Electronics) -- may invest €1B (KRW1.691T) in Mistral at valuation of €20B - FT
NRIX (Nurix Therapeutics) -- announces HSR clearance and closing of global collaboration with Roche
IPN.FP (Ipsen) -- completes acquisition of Memo Therapeutics AG
VACN.SW (VAT Group) -- to acquire Atonarp for ~CHF110M
HUBN.SW (HUBER+SUHNER) -- agrees to acquire Ingun Prüfmittelbau GmbH and Ingun International GmbH; terms undisclosed
Healthcare
LONN.SW (Lonza Group) -- requests trading halt pending news release
Other
RYA.ID (Ryanair Holdings) -- Street Takeaways - Ryanair Holdings Q1 Earnings
GTT.FP (Gaztransport & Technigaz) -- receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the design of the tanks for a new LNG carrier
TGS.NO (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.) -- to commence Orphan3D PSDM Phase 2 reprocessing project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
TGS.NO (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.) -- to commence the Atlantic Margin South Reprocessing project, located in the Norwegian Sea
PAGE.LN (Michael Page) -- PageGroup rebrands as Michael Page
Goldman Sachs highlights World Cup beneficiaries
Key rating changes
Upgrades
Jefferies upgrades NESN.SW, RKT.LN; downgrades BN.FP
JPMorgan upgrades EPI.A.SS; downgrades SAND.SS
UBS upgrades SOON.SW; downgrades DEMANT.DC
EPI.A.SS (Epiroc) -- to buy from hold at Pareto
WRT1V.FH (Wartsila) -- to buy from hold at ABG Sundal Collier
WRT1V.FH (Wartsila) -- to hold from sell at Handelsbanken
Downgrades
ROR.LN (Rotork) -- to hold from buy at Peel Hunt
TPK.LN (Travis Perkins) -- to underweight from overweight at Barclays
WIE.AV (Wienerberger) -- to neutral from buy at Citi
A5G.ID (AIB Group) -- to market perform from outperform at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Initiations
SFZN.SW (Siegfried Holding) -- hold at Berenberg
ABDN.LN (Aberdeen Group) -- buy at Peel Hunt
Other Actions
PSON.LN (Pearson) -- assumed equal-weight at Morgan Stanley; prior rating was equal-weight
Data
Nikkei +0.02% to 66248.58
Hang Seng (1.18%) to 24836.41
Shanghai Composite +0.15% to 3870.10
S&P futures (12.8) vs prior close of 7545.8
€-$ +0.0007 or +0.06% to 1.1408
$-¥ (0.03) or (0.02%) to 163.16
€-¥ +0.11 or +0.06% to 186.13
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