U.S. futures turn lower after ECB -12/3/15

U.S. futures turn lower after ECB

The ECB earlier cut its deposit rate to 0.3%, and Mario Draghi later announced an extension in the time period for QE to March 2017. Markets had been hoping for an actual expansion in the amount of bond-buying each month, but got just the extension instead.

Stocks in Europe are tanking, with the Stoxx 50 - in the green ahead of the ECB - now lower by 2.8%.

Also in the green earlier this morning, U.S. stock index futures are now down about 0.25%.

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Chinese stock plunge leads Asia lower.- 7/8/2015

Chinese stock plunge leads Asia lower

• Chinese shares plunged again today as investors shrugged off a series of regulatory support measures, including a PBOC statement this morning that affirmed it would support market stability by providing liquidity, while guarding against financial risk.
• Nearly half of all Chinese listed companies have now suspended their shares from trading to insulate themselves from the meltdown.
• The panic in mainland markets is also rippling across the border, knocking Hong Kong down 4.7% and Japan down 3%.
• Shanghai -4.5%; Shenzhen -2.6%
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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.3%. S&P +0.3%. Nasdaq +0.3%.- 5/21/14

Global shares lean higher

• Asian shares are mixed but European equities and U.S. stock futures are mostly higher on a day packed with central-bank action.
• The BOJ left its interest rates and aggressive easing as is, after which Governor Haruhiko Kuroda indicated that he doesn't see much need for further stimulus anytime soon.
• BOE minutes took on a hawkish tone, signalling that some policy makers are nearing the point they'll vote for a rate rise.
• Later today, FOMC minutes are due to be released while Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak.
• Japan -0.2%, Hong Kong +0.15%, China +0.8%, India -0.6%.
• Euro Stoxx 600 +0.1%, London -0.1%, Paris +0.1%, Frankfurt +0.2%, Milan +0.3%, Madrid flat.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.3%. S&P +0.3%. Nasdaq +0.3%.

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U.S. stock futures: Dow flat. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1%- 5/20/14

World shares drift

• Global equities are mixed as shares in Japan and China rise, but fall in Germany, France and the U.K.
• The Shanghai composite ends +0.15% after the government says it will limit the number of IPOs this year in a move that reduces liquidity fears for existing stocks.
• The Nikkei closes +0.5% to end a four-day losing streak.
• Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong +0.6%, India +0.2%.
• Euro Stoxx 600 -0.1%, London -0.5%, Paris -0.4%, Frankfurt -0.2%, Milan flat, Madrid +0.2%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow flat. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.4%. S&P -0.4%. Nasdaq -0.4%- 5/19/14

World stocks head lower

• Global equities are generally lower as sentiment in China gets dragged down by further evidence that the country's property sector is cooling and by new regulations aimed at lowering risks in the shadow-banking sector.
• The U.K.'s FTSE 100 is -0.8%, pulled lower by AstraZeneca (-12%) after it rejected Pfizer's latest mega-bid.
• However, Indian shares continue to celebrate Narendra Modi's landslide election win.
• Japan -0.6%, Hong Kong flat, China -1.05%, India +1.1%.
• Euro Stoxx 600 -0.75%, Paris -0.7%, Frankfurt -0.7%, Milan -2.6%, Spain -1.35%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.4%. S&P -0.4%. Nasdaq -0.4%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.15%. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.1% - 5/15/14

European shares lower following GDP readings, Asia mixed

• European stocks are lower after mixed GDP data out of the eurozone, with France and Italy especially disappointing, although Germany maintained its role as the bloc's engine of growth.
• Asian stocks trade mixed as investors digest earnings and strong but probably temporary Japanese economic growth.
• Investors are also awaiting U.S. inflation data, which is due out later. Economists expect that CPI rose 0.3% on month in April after increasing 0.2% in March. On year, inflation is seen accelerating to 2% from 1.5%.
• Japan -0.8%, Hong Kong +0.7%, China -1.1%, India +0.4%.
• Euro Stoxx 600 -0.1%, London -0.1%, Paris -0.2%, Frankfurt -0.1%, Milan -1.1%, Madrid -0.1%.

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.15%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.1% - 5/13/14

World stocks on the up

• Global equities mostly rise following Wall Street's strong performance yesterday as investors focus on the improving U.S. economy rather than the tensions in Ukraine and more weak economic data out of China.
• Indian shares continue to party on the strongish probability that Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party has won the country's general election.
• Japan +1.9%, Hong Kong +0.4%, China -0.1%, India +1.3%.
• Euro Stoxx 600 +0.1%, London +0.1%, Paris +0.1%, Frankfurt +0.5%, Milan +0.2%, Madrid +0.1%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.15%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.1%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.2%. Nasdaq +0.2% - 5/12/14

Global stocks lean higher

• Global equities are largely higher despite pro-Russian separatists declaring a resounding victory in a "self-rule" referendum for Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
• "It seems to be a bit of a trend these days that headlines come out over the weekend and come Monday the impact on the market is very limited," says economist Ian Williams. "Macro implications of the latest developments are of course potentially harmful, but the market seems to have priced in everything. It's just been going on for too long."
• China's Shanghai Composite index jumped 2.1% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng 1.8% after Beijing outlined a broad range of capital-market reforms on Friday. These include a more investor-driven system for IPOs and easier access for foreign capital.
• In India, the Sensex is +2.4% as investors anticipate a strong victory for the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party in the country's election. In Japan, the Nikkei fell 0.35%.
• Euro Stoxx 600 +0.3%, London +0.2%, Paris -0.2%, Frankfurt +0.3%, Milan +0.4%, Madrid +0.1%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.2%. Nasdaq +0.2%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.2%. S&P -0.2%. Nasdaq -0.3% - 5/9/14

Asian stocks mixed, EU and U.S. futures drop

• Asian shares trade mixed while European equities and U.S. stock futures drop.
• The factors that are affecting trading include falling inflation in China and continued industrial deflation, weak German trade figures, disappointing earnings reports in Europe - including those ArcelorMittal and Telefonica - and the situation in Ukraine.
• Japan +0.3%, Hong Kong +0.1%, China -0.2%, India +2.6%.
• Stoxx Europe 600 -0.4%, London -0.3%, Paris -0.6%, Frankfurt -0.3%, Milan -0.7%, Madrid -0.6%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.2%. S&P -0.2%. Nasdaq -0.3%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.05%. Nasdaq +0.1% - 5/8/14

World stocks boosted by Yellen, Chinese trade

• Global equities are higher following better-than-expected Chinese trade figures and dovish comments from Janet Yellen, and ahead of interest-rate decisions from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
• The ECB is expected to leave its benchmark rate at 0.25%, while the BOE is seen maintaining its key rate at 0.5%.
• Japan +0.9%, Hong Kong +0.4%, China +0.2%, Hong Kong +0.1%.
• Euro Stoxx 50 +0.4%, London +0.5%, Paris +0.6%, Frankfurt +0.6%, Milan +0.5%, Madrid +0.4%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.05%. Nasdaq +0.1%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.45%. S&P -0.4%. Nasdaq -0.5%- 5/5/14

European stocks slump

• European shares are sharply lower following the another weak Chinese manufacturing PMI print and a small cut in eurozone growth forecasts, and amid the ever increasing tensions in Ukraine.
• "The escalation in Ukraine is spooking investors again, and people are quick to pull the trigger to book recent profits," says David Thebault of Paris-based Global Equities.
• Volumes thin as U.K. and Irish markets are closed.
• Euro Stoxx 50 -1.1%, Paris -1.1%, Frankfurt -1.4%, Milan -1.1%, Madrid -1%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.45%. S&P -0.4%. Nasdaq -0.5%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.05%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.3% - 5/2/14

World stocks mixed as markets await U.S. jobs, Ukraine heats up further

• Global equities are mixed ahead of the U.S. jobs report today and as government forces in Ukraine attempt to retake the rebel-held city of Slaviansk in the eastern part of the country.
• Economists estimate that U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 210,000 in April after increasing 192,000 in March, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.6% from 6.7%.
• "People are a bit nervous about payrolls," says market strategist Michael Hewson. "Last month, there was so much hype about it and it came out below expectations. They don't want to get caught out twice, so they are hedging their positions." The numbers should also give a better idea about how much the severe winter affected the economy in the early months of the year.
• Japan -0.2% to 14458. Hong Kong +0.6% to 22261. China closed. India flat.
• Euro Stoxx 50 -0.2%, London +0.1%, Paris -0.3%, Frankfurt +0.1%, Milan +0.5%, Madrid +0.2%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.1%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.1%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.1% - 5/1/14

Japanese, U.K. shares, U.S. stock futures rise

• The Nikkei jumps 1.3% and the FTSE 100 is +0.4% as Japanese and U.K. markets trade while much of Asia and Europe enjoys a day off for May Day.
• Investors shrug off sluggish Chinese PMI figures as the Fed's upbeat statement yesterday boosts the mood. In Britain, strong housing and manufacturing PMI data might also be helping.
• Hong Kong, China and India closed.
• Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Madrid closed.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.05%. S&P +0.1%. Nasdaq +0.3%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.2%. S&P +0.2%. Nasdaq +0.3%- 4/29/14

Earnings boost European shares; market eyes FOMC meeting

• European shares are higher as better-than-expected earnings and ongoing merger news outweigh the impact of developments in Ukraine, while Asian shares trade mixed.
• Markets are eyeing the start of a two-day meeting of the FOMC today, with the Fed expected to slice another $10B from its QE program. That would take the bond-buying to $45B a month. Meanwhile, the Senate is due to hold a preliminary vote this morning on the nominations of Stanley Fischer and Lael Brainard to the FOMC.
• Japan closed, Hong Kong +1.4%, China +0.8%, India -0.6%.
• Euro Stoxx 50 +0.5%, London +0.5%, Paris +0.1%, Frankfurt +0.6%, Milan +1.2%, Madrid +0.6%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.2%. S&P +0.2%. Nasdaq +0.3%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.4%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.4%- 4/28/14

European shares rise as AstraZeneca soars on Pfizer interest

• European shares are higher as healthcare stocks boost the mood after Pfizer confirmed its interest in acquiring AstraZeneca, whose shares have shot up 14.6% in London.
• However, Siemens has dropped 1.81% following news that it has entered the fray to acquire Alstrom's energy assets in what could turn into a bidding war with GE.
• Meanwhile, WTI crude is +0.7% as the Ukraine crisis continues to boil.
• Earlier, Asian shares mostly fell.
• Euro Stoxx +0.9%, London +0.4%, Paris +0.7%, Frankfurt +0.9%, Milan +0.9%, Madrid +0.7%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.4%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +0.4%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.2%. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.15% - 4/25/14

World shares hit by increasing tension in Ukraine

• Global equities are mostly lower as the tension in Ukraine continues to ratchet up.
• However, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.2% following weaker-than-expected core inflation data, which has buoyed hopes that the Bank of Japan will increase its bond-buying program.
• Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong -1.5%, China -1%, India -0.7%.
• Euro Stoxx 50 -0.6%, London -0.2%, Paris -0.4%, Frankfurt -0.9%, Milan -0.8%, Madrid -0.9%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.2%. S&P -0.1%. Nasdaq -0.15%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow, S&P and Nasdaq flat. - 4/24/14

European shares, U.S. futures up, Asia mixed

• European equities and U.S. stock futures are higher as M&A news and earnings reports from Apple and Facebook lift sentiment.
• However, the mood in Asia has been mixed, weighed down by poor manufacturing PMI data out of China yesterday and an unexpected drop in U.S. home sales.
• The Nikkei drops 1%, apparently hurt by the failure of the U.S. and Japan to make significant progress on a trade deal during President Obama's visit to Japan.
• China's Shanghai Composite index falls 0.5%, with another prospective resumption of IPOs one factor in the decline.
• Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong +0.2%, India closed.
• Euro Stoxx 50 +0.55%, London +0.6%, Paris +0.8%, Frankfurt +0.7%, Milan +1.1%, Madrid +0.7%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.2%. S&P +0.4%. Nasdaq +1.2%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow, S&P and Nasdaq flat. - 4/23/14

Asian stocks mixed, Europe mostly falls, U.S. futures flat

• Asian stocks trade mixed and European shares are mainly lower, with a strong showing on Wall Street yesterday helping to boost sentiment, but with disappointing PMI data out of China and France dampening the mood.
• Japan +1.1%, Hong Kong -1%, China -0.3%, India +0.5%.
• Euro Stoxx 50 -0.3%, London flat, Paris -0.4%, Frankfurt -0.3%, Milan -0.2%, Madrid +0.2%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow, S&P and Nasdaq flat.

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U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.05%. S&P flat. Nasdaq +0.05%- 4/22/14

European shares come back from long weekend in the green

• European stocks are mainly higher following the long Easter holiday weekend, helped by M&A news in the pharmaceuticals sector.
• Novartis is +2.2% and GSK +4.8% following the announcement of a multi-billion dollar asset swap, while AstraZeneca is +7.6% after a report of a tentative megabid from Pfizer.
• In Asia, the Nikkei gave back early gains to end -0.85%, dragged down by caution ahead of earnings season and the tensions in Ukraine.
• Elsewhere in the region, Hong Kong -0.1%, China +0.3% and India flat.
• Euro Stoxx 50 +0.5%, London +0.9%, Paris +0.6%, Frankfurt +1.1%, Milan -0.15%, Madrid +0.35%.
• U.S. stock futures: Dow -0.05%. S&P flat. Nasdaq +0.05%

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.01%. S&P +0.01%. Nasdaq +0.01%- 4/17/14

Stocks poised for weaker open

Stock futures point to a moderate opening decline following disappointing earnings reports from Google and IBM last night, and ahead of results before the bell from GE, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Chipotle, among others.

Failing to respond to yesterday's rally in the States, Europe is moderately lower and Asia was little-changed overnight.

The 10-year Treasury yield is up one basis point at 2.65% and gold is down 0.4% to $1,299 per ounce.

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U.S. stock futures: Dow +0.01%. S&P +0.01%. Nasdaq +0.01%

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