Daily Report – American open
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
13 November
2014
4:17 PM4:17 PM
Newsflash
EU and UK
Asia
Middle East and Others
N U.S. jobless claims rise but still close to 14-
N European Stocks Rebound From Biggest
year low The number of Americans filing new
claims for unemployment benefits rose more
than expected last week, yet it remained near a
14-year low in a reminder that one small part of
the labor market has returned to full health.
Drop in Four Weeks Technology shares took
center stage in Europe as Ericsson AB’s costcutting plan and Iliad SA’s better-thanestimated
sales
helped
the
region’s benchmark index rebound from the
biggest drop in four weeks.
Asian shares resilient after soft China
data Asian shares were resilient in the
face of a cooling Chinese economy while
oil prices flirted with multi-year lows unable to stem a drawn-out decline on
fears of a glut.
US
N Pound Drops to 14-Month Low as House
DP World to acquire Jebel Ali Free Zone;
Proposes de-listing from London DP World
Limited & its wholly owned subsidiary, DP World
FZE, announced that they have entered into an
agreement in relation to the proposed
acquisition of Economic Zones World FZE, its
subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings from
Port and Free Zone World FZE for a total cash
consideration of USD2.6 billion including the
assumption of net debt at close.
N Fed's Dudley: expectations for mid-2015 rate
lift-off reasonable Market expectations that U.S.
interest rates will start to lift off sometime in
mid-2015 are reasonable. Dudley also said recent
U.S. non-farm payrolls data had been very
consistent with previous releases, and had not
changed his policy outlook in any meaningful
way.
Prices Add to Outlook Gloom The pound
fell to the lowest in more than a year against
the dollar as a property slowdown deepened
concern U.K. growth has cooled, reducing
pressure on the Bank of England to
raise interest rates.
Yen Drops on Abe Poll Speculation;
Aussie Slides on RBA Comments The yen
fell toward a seven-year low on
speculation Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe has decided to call a snap
election. Australia’s dollar slid after a
Reserve Bank official said policy makers
haven’t ruled out intervention.
China
Slowdown
Deepens
With
Weakening in Production, Investment
China’s economic slowdown deepened in
October as industrial output growth and
fixed-asset investment trailed estimates,
adding to pressure on policy makers to
step up stimulus efforts.
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Quarterly Net Rises 41% as
Leasing Grows Aldar Properties PJSC
(ALDAR), Abu Dhabi’s largest developer, said
third-quarter profit climbed 41 percent as
leasing revenue grew and homes were
completed.
N Oil below $80 as slow China chimes with
OPEC warning Oil fell below $80 a barrel for the
first time since 2010 on Thursday, as more
evidence of a slowdown in China's resourcehungry economy chimed with OPEC warning of
a substantial drop in demand next year.
Gold Demand in China Slumps 37% Amid Drive
to Root Out Graft Gold demand in China shrank
for a third quarter as slumping prices failed to
boost the purchases of bars, coins and jewelry in
the world’s biggest user and officials pressed on
with a nationwide anti-graft campaign.
Commodities
Stocks
N Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to buy P&G's Duracell Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
Commodity Prices
Inc said it would buy Procter & Gamble Co's Duracell battery business in exchange for its entire
$4.7 billion stake in the world's No. 1 household products maker.
WTI CRUDE FUT
N Sony unveils web-based TV service PlayStation Vue Sony Network Entertainment
International LLC, a unit of Sony Corp of America, unveiled a new cloud-based TV service,
PlayStation Vue, expected to be commercially launched during the first quarter of 2015.
BRENT CRUDE FUT
NATURAL GAS FUT
GOLD 100 OZ FUT
SILVER FUT
Last
Change
% Change
76.28
78.96
4.15
1,164.93
73
-0.90
-1.42
-0.04
2.33
0.10
-1.17↓
-1.77↓
-0.96↓
0.20
0.65
N HSBC Loses 2.7 Million Customers Data in Turkey-Attack HSBC Holdings Plc’s Turkish unit said
it lost 2.7 million customers’ bank data in a cyber attack. The hack resulted in the theft of data on
cards and related bank accounts, Europe’s biggest lender said in an e-mailed statement.
N Wal-Mart's U.S. same-store sales show first growth in seven quarters Wal-Mart Stores
reported a higher-than-expected profit as comparable sales at its U.S. stores rose for the first
time in seven quarters, helped by its small-format 'Neighborhood Market' stores and higher
prices.
US Earnings
Indices
Indices
Dow Jones Ind
S&P 500
Nasdaq
Company
3D Systems
Cisco Systems
J. C. Penney
Wal-Mart
Date
Nov 10
Nov 12
Nov 12
Nov 13
Period
Previous
Estimate
Actual
CAC 40
Q3 14
Q3 14
Q3 14
Q3 14
0.26
0.53
-1.81
1.14
0.17
0.53
-0.81
1.12
0.18
0.54
-0.77
1.15
DAX 30
FTSE 100
EuroStoxx 50
Nikkei 225
EU Earnings
Company
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG
Vodafone Group PLC
Henkel & Co KGaA AG
Burberry Group PLC
Markit Ltd
Deutsche Post AG
SABMiller PLC
Merck KGaA
Vivendi SA
Date
Period
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 11
Nov 12
Nov 12
Nov 12
Nov 13
Nov 13
Nov 14
Q3 14
H 14
Q3 14
Int 14/15
Q3 14
Q3 14
H 15
Q3 14
Q3 14
Last
Change
% Change
17,612.20
2,038.25
4,675.14
4,163.47
9,192.76
6,605.83
3,036.88
17,392.79
-2.70
-1.43
14.58
-16.41
-18.20
-5.21
-10.42
195.74
-0.02↓
-0.07↓
0.31
-0.39↓
-0.20↓
-0.08↓
-0.34↓
1.14
Currencies
Previous
Estimate
Actual
2.22
3.84
0.72
0.37
1.69
2.09
2.87
Currencies
Last
Change
% Change
EUR-USD
GBP-USD
1.2461
1.5741
0.0023
-0.0038
0.18
-0.24↓
USD-JPY
AUD-USD
115.48
0.8741
-0.01
0.0022
-0.01↓
0.25
USD-CAD
1.1320
0.0001
0.01
USD-CHF
0.9643
-0.0022
-0.23↓
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