Aug 16 ,2024
Synopsis
European indices are set to open mixed as Asian equities trend higher today. Nikkei outperforming region with rally of more than 3%. Shares in Korea, Australia, and Korea also notably higher. Hang Seng leading China markets with tech rallying following positive earnings takeaways.
US equities were higher in Thursday trading, ending near best levels. S&P and Nasdaq higher for sixth straight session and major indices on track for solid weekly gains. S&P also finished at highest level since 22-Jul, now 2.2% off record close.
Macroeconomic releases due today include: UK Jul retail sales, Eurozone Jun trade balance
In corporate news, earnings today mostly came from the Nordics with NAVA.NO Navamedic reports Q2 net income NOK20.3M vs FactSet NOK21.6M. TEKNA.NO Tekna Holding reports Q2 net income (C$7.5M) vs year-ago (C$2.5M). TOKMAN.FH Tokmanni Group reports Q2 EPS €0.25 vs FactSet €0.31. KOJAMO.FH Kojamo reports Q2 FFO €0.17 vs FactSet €0.17. ARCH.NO Archer reports Q2 EPS $0.01 vs FactSet $0.10. NKT.DC NKT A/S reports Q2 net income from cont. ops. €75M vs year-ago €35M; reaffirms FY guidance KOSKI.FH Koskisen reports Q2 EPS €0.21 vs FactSet €0.21.
Politics/Macro/World News
Top company news
Earnings/updates
SCATC.NO (Scatec) -- reports Q2 net income (NOK33.0M) vs year-ago NOK402.0M; FY24 proportionate EBITDA estimate unchanged
VZN.SW (VZ Holding) -- reports H1 net income CHF102.8M vs FactSet CHF100.6M [1 est]
AMBEA.SS (Ambea AB) -- reports Q2 EPS SEK1.09 vs FactSet SEK1.09 [2 est, SEK0.92-1.26]
M&A
SGO.FP (Compagnie de Saint-Gobain) -- Saint-Gobain acquires OVNIVER Group for €740M in cash
EQT.SS (EQT AB) -- subsidiary to acquire KJ Environment and affiliated companies from Genesis Private Equity; terms not disclosed
ALSN.SW (ALSO Holding) -- completes the acquisitions of SWS and Entec in Czech Republic and Slovakia
BRNK.GR (Branicks Group) -- announces sale of four retail park properties to leading US real estate investment manager
ARCH.NO (Archer) -- agrees to acquire an additional 10% of Iceland Drilling from its joint venture partner Kaldbakur for $2.5M in shares
Healthcare
GSK.LN (GSK Plc) -- welcomes Florida court ruling excluding plaintiffs' expert testimony as unreliable in Wilson case; GSK will now seek dismissal of the upcoming Wilson case
INCY (Incyte) -- announces phase 3 inMIND trial of tafasitamab (Monjuvi) in R/R follicular lymphoma meets its primary endpoint; expects to file sBLA by year-end
BAYN.GR (Bayer AG) -- sees favorable ruling from US appeals court in Roundup case - Bloomberg
MOR.GR (Morphosys) -- SEC filing: SC 13D/A (Filed by NOVARTIS AG)
Other
AVOL.SW (Avolta) -- announces new 5-year F&B contract for two stores at Norway's Stavanger Airport
INTRUM.SS (Intrum) -- has entered into a binding agreement with revolving credit facility lenders who hold ~75.6% of the debt under its revolving credit facility agreement
GSK Plc welcomes Florida court ruling excluding plaintiffs' expert testimony as unreliable in Wilson case; GSK will now seek dismissal of the upcoming Wilson case
Regional Gaming Revenues - Massachusetts July 2024
US Appeals Court affirms judgment of indefiniteness of certain claims of Philips '007 patent, vacates and remands non-infringement of claim of '377 patent in litigation against Garmin
Key rating changes
Upgrades
ENT.LN (Entain) -- to neutral from sell at Goldman Sachs
PEXIP.NO (Pexip Holding) -- upgraded to buy from hold at Carnegie Securities
CPR.IM (Davide Campari-Milano) -- upgraded to buy from hold at HSBC
Downgrades
COK.GR (CANCOM) downgraded to underperform from neutral at BNP Paribas Exane
KOJAMO.FH (Kojamo) downgraded to neutral from overweight at JPMorgan
NCH2.GR (Thyssenkrupp nucera) downgraded to hold from buy at Berenberg
NEL.NO (NEL ASA) downgraded to hold from buy at Berenberg
Other Actions
CRST.LN (Crest Nicholson Holdings) -- reinstated equal weight at Barclays
Data
Nikkei +3.25% to 37920.81
Hang Seng +1.88% to 17430.34
Shanghai Composite (0.05%) to 2875.84
S&P futures +12.8 vs prior close of 5567.5
€-$ +0.0015 or +0.14% to 1.0988
$-¥ (0.36) or (0.24%) to 148.94
€-¥ (0.20) or (0.12%) to 163.60
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