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StreetAccount Summary - Europe Pre-Open: Futures: FTSE (0.20%), DAX30 (0.08%), CAC40 +0.05%

Aug 19 ,2024

  • Synopsis

    • European equity markets set to open mixed amidst mostly higher session in Asia and flat S&P 500 futures. Greater China markets outperforming with property developers notable gainers in Hong Kong. JGB yield curve bear steepening while Treasuries little changed. Yen strength the main development in FX markets. Offshore yuan strengthening alongside Aussie and kiwi, dollar steady elsewhere. Crude and gold seeing small declines. Bitcoin retreating after failure at $60K.

    • Focus this week turns to Riksbank interest rate decision, the annual Jackson Hole economic policy symposium, Eurozone, France, Germany and UK Aug flash manufacturing/services PMIs. Attention will also be on government formation negotiations in Belgium and who France's Macron will pick as the country's next Prime Minister. Reportedly, the French President is to meet with party leaders on Fri (23rd). Also, campaigning for next month's regional elections in the German states of Brandenburg, Saxony and Thuringia is putting strains on the stability of Chancellor Scholz's coalition government. On the agenda for today, deadline for Bart De Wever to report back to King Filip ( meeting 14:00 CET) on progress if Belgium government coalition talks. Chancellor Scholz speaks at the traditional reception of Stoppelmarkt, and in the evening hold the next Chancellor's TALK series in Bremen. Finland central bank's Rehn speech at 23:30CET at event hosted by EACCNY.

    • Little of note on the earnings and macro calendars for today.

  • Politics/Macro/World News

    • Interest rate cut fuels immediate upturn in UK property market (The Guardian)

      • UK Aug house price index +0.8% y/y vs prior +0.4%; (1.5%) m/m vs prior (0.4%); now sees 2024 +1% y/y vs prior (1%) - Rightmove

    • Starmer Faces Growing UK Strike Action in Next Test for Premier (Bloomberg)

    • Germany plans to cut Ukraine aid to just 6pc of current total (The Telegraph)

    • No respite for Turkey's economy as rates set to stay at 50% (Bloomberg)

  • Top company news

    • Earnings/updates

      • FLOW.NA (Flow Traders) -- July 2024 market statistics

      • GURN.SW (Gurit Holding) -- H1 EPS (CHF0.02) vs year-ago CHF1.54

      • BRNK.GR (Branicks Group) -- prelim H1 FFO €19.4M vs year-ago €22.4M; bridge financing reduced by a further €80M

    • M&A

      • ERIC.B.SS (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson) -- Ericsson announces sale of iconectiv to Koch Equity Development for ~SEK 10.6B ($1.0B)

      • EQT.SS (EQT AB) -- EQT in exclusive discussions to acquire Compass Education - Australian Financial Review

      • VAR1.GR (VARTA)

        • reaches agreement with financial creditors and strategic investors on a restructuring plan

        • Porsche (P911.GR) and Varta deepen strategic partnership

      • CVC.NA (CVC Capital Partners) -- among buyout firms preparing to submit bids for controlling stake in Grant Thornton UK - Sky News

    • Healthcare

      • BAVA.DC (Bavarian Nordic) -- Provides Statement on Mpox Vaccine Supply and Collaboration with African and Global Stakeholders (17-Aug)

      • HYL.BB (Hyloris Pharmaceuticals) -- secures a development partner for HY-095

      • 4568.JP (Daiichi Sankyo) -- receives China NMPA approval for Enhertu for treatment of HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

      • 068270.KS (Celltrion) -- launches phase III trial of CTP13 in rheumatoid arthritis patients

    • Other

      • AHT.LN (Ashtead Group) -- Glass Lewis urges Ashtead shareholders to vote against plans for American-style executive packages - London Times

      • ACS.SM (ACS SA) -- ACS Group and Acciona to build and operate SR400 Express Lane in Atlanta, GA for 50 years

      • BWB.GR (Baader Bank) -- extends cooperation agreement in place with its B2B partner sino AG for several years

      • HSX.LN (Hiscox) -- calls on policymakers for better risk management of new building projects as insurers and reinsurers ramp up prices - FT, citing CEO

      • TGS.NO (TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co.) -- launches PAMA 3D Phase 1 survey in the Equatorial Margin of Brazil

  • Key rating changes

    • Upgrades

      • DEMANT.DC (Demant) -- to hold from reduce at Kepler Cheuvreux

      • EBRO.SM (Ebro Foods) -- to outperform from neutral at Santander

      • FFARM.NA (ForFarmers) -- to hold from reduce at Kepler Cheuvreu

      • HOLN.SW (Holcim) -- to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank

      • MT.NA (ArcelorMittal) -- to overweight from equal weight at Barclays

      • NIBE.B.SS (NIBE Industrier) -- to hold from sell at ABG Sundal Collier

      • TPK.LN (Travis Perkins) -- to add from hold at Peel Hunt

      • VWS.DC (Vestas Wind Systems) -- to neutral from underperform at BNP Paribas Exane

    • Downgrades

      • KARNEL.B.SS (Karnell Group) -- to hold from buy at SEB

      • VWS.DC (Vestas Wind Systems) -- to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank

      • SCATC.NO (Scatec) -- to hold from buy at SEB

      • OSB.LN (OSB Group) -- to hold from add at Peel Hunt

    • Initiations

      • HOLM.B.SS (Holmen) -- equal weight at Barclays

      • VIT.B.SS (Vitec Software Group) -- buy at Pareto

    • Other Actions

      • SGL.GR (SGL Carbon) -- transferred buy at Stifel; prior rating was buy

  • Data

    • Nikkei (1.75%) to 37394.75

    • Hang Seng +0.87% to 17581.74

    • Shanghai Composite +0.39% to 2890.55

    • S&P futures (0.3) vs prior close of 5578.3

    • €-$ +0.0020 or +0.18% to 1.1048

    • $-¥ (2.27) or (1.54%) to 145.43

    • €-¥ (2.20) or (1.35%) to 160.66

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