DAILY FUNDAMENTAL SNAPSHOTS
Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday amid uncertainty about Senate runoffs in Georgia, which could have a big impact on incoming U.S. President Joe Biden's ability to pursue his preferred economic policies. Shanghai Composite is up 0.44% at3,517.968. Overall, Singapore MSCIdown0.24% at 325.80. Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index up0.09% to 27,511. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 down0.66% at 27,140, while the Topix index wasdown0.50% to 1788.5. South Korea’s Kospiup1.34% to 2984.72. Australia S&P/ASX 200 down0.03% to6681.9.
European equities Mondayclosing. The #DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.06% up at 13726.74, #CAC40 futures up0.68% at5589.0and the UK 100 futures contract in the U.K.up1.72% at 6,571.9.
In U.S. on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down1.25% at 30223.9the #S&P500down1.48% to 3700.7and the Nasdaq 100up 0.03% at12704.4,#NYSE closes at 14376.703down1.02%.
In the Forex market, #GBPUSD up0.20% at 1.35920. The #USDJPY down 0.15% at102.957.The #USDCHF down0.05% at 0.88064.#EURUSD up0.21% at 1.22683, #EUR/GBPup0.08% at 0.90252. The #USD/CNY down 0.02%at 6.4587, at the time of writing.
In the commodity market U.S. Gold futures down 0.25% at $1,937.60. Elsewhere, Silver futures up0.10% to $27.230 per ounce, Platinum down0.27% at $1063.16per ounce, and Palladium down0.11% to $2,376.50.
#Crude Oil down on Tuesday;# Brent crude oildown0.06% to $50.72 barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (CLc1) isdown1.23% at $48.88.
In the Cryptocurrency Markets, #BTCUSD at 30367.68 up5.10%, #Ethereum at993.74 down4.94%, #Litecoin at 177.75 up4.71%, at the time of writing.
TOP STOCKS TO WATCH OUT TODAY:
BOEING Inc.down 5.298%at $202.72,#AMERICAN EXPRESS Co.down2.374% at$118.04,#ADOBE Inc. down2.955% to $485.34,#CSX CORP.down 3.041% to $87.99,#EBAY Inc. up 2.49% to $51.5,#GILEAD SCIENCES Inc. up 3.18% at $60.11.
#Economic news:
US:U.S. economic growth could surge later this year if most Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the gains would unlikely be enough for the Federal Reserve to withdraw its support, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Monday.
The economy is likely to struggle in the near term after a rise in coronavirus infections led to more restrictions, both voluntary and mandated, Mester said.
While the "medium" term outlook was more promising, with vaccines likely to help people feel safer doing certain activities, she expects the economy to remain far from the Fed's inflation and full employment goals.
#Eurozone: The European Commission said on Tuesday that new U.S. tariffs on EU products disrupted ongoing negotiations with Washington to resolve a 16-year battle over aircraft subsidies and it hoped to find a swift solution with the next U.S. president, Joe Biden.
Important Data:USISM Manufacturing PMI (Dec)today at10:00 this time estimate to be 56.6,previously which was 57.5.US API Weekly Crude Oil Stocktoday at16:30previously which was -4.785M.JAPAN Services PMI (Dec)today at19:30this time estimate to be 47.2, previously which was 47.8.JAPAN 10-Year JGB Auctiontoday at 22:35previously which was 0.019%.
Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday amid uncertainty about Senate runoffs in Georgia, which could have a big impact on incoming U.S. President Joe Biden's ability to pursue his preferred economic policies. Shanghai Composite is up 0.44% at3,517.968. Overall, Singapore MSCIdown0.24% at 325.80. Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index up0.09% to 27,511. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 down0.66% at 27,140, while the Topix index wasdown0.50% to 1788.5. South Korea’s Kospiup1.34% to 2984.72. Australia S&P/ASX 200 down0.03% to6681.9.
European equities Mondayclosing. The #DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.06% up at 13726.74, #CAC40 futures up0.68% at5589.0and the UK 100 futures contract in the U.K.up1.72% at 6,571.9.
In U.S. on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down1.25% at 30223.9the #S&P500down1.48% to 3700.7and the Nasdaq 100up 0.03% at12704.4,#NYSE closes at 14376.703down1.02%.
In the Forex market, #GBPUSD up0.20% at 1.35920. The #USDJPY down 0.15% at102.957.The #USDCHF down0.05% at 0.88064.#EURUSD up0.21% at 1.22683, #EUR/GBPup0.08% at 0.90252. The #USD/CNY down 0.02%at 6.4587, at the time of writing.
In the commodity market U.S. Gold futures down 0.25% at $1,937.60. Elsewhere, Silver futures up0.10% to $27.230 per ounce, Platinum down0.27% at $1063.16per ounce, and Palladium down0.11% to $2,376.50.
#Crude Oil down on Tuesday;# Brent crude oildown0.06% to $50.72 barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (CLc1) isdown1.23% at $48.88.
In the Cryptocurrency Markets, #BTCUSD at 30367.68 up5.10%, #Ethereum at993.74 down4.94%, #Litecoin at 177.75 up4.71%, at the time of writing.
TOP STOCKS TO WATCH OUT TODAY:
BOEING Inc.down 5.298%at $202.72,#AMERICAN EXPRESS Co.down2.374% at$118.04,#ADOBE Inc. down2.955% to $485.34,#CSX CORP.down 3.041% to $87.99,#EBAY Inc. up 2.49% to $51.5,#GILEAD SCIENCES Inc. up 3.18% at $60.11.
#Economic news:
US:U.S. economic growth could surge later this year if most Americans are vaccinated against the coronavirus, but the gains would unlikely be enough for the Federal Reserve to withdraw its support, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Monday.
The economy is likely to struggle in the near term after a rise in coronavirus infections led to more restrictions, both voluntary and mandated, Mester said.
While the "medium" term outlook was more promising, with vaccines likely to help people feel safer doing certain activities, she expects the economy to remain far from the Fed's inflation and full employment goals.
#Eurozone: The European Commission said on Tuesday that new U.S. tariffs on EU products disrupted ongoing negotiations with Washington to resolve a 16-year battle over aircraft subsidies and it hoped to find a swift solution with the next U.S. president, Joe Biden.
Important Data:USISM Manufacturing PMI (Dec)today at10:00 this time estimate to be 56.6,previously which was 57.5.US API Weekly Crude Oil Stocktoday at16:30previously which was -4.785M.JAPAN Services PMI (Dec)today at19:30this time estimate to be 47.2, previously which was 47.8.JAPAN 10-Year JGB Auctiontoday at 22:35previously which was 0.019%.
TOP 5 STOCKS TO WATCHOUT:-
1.#KIA CORP- South Korean automaker Kia Corp said on Wednesday it's reviewing cooperation on self-driving electric cars with multiple foreign firms, making no mention of a report linking it to a project with tech giant Apple Inc.
Kia's comment, issued in a regulatory filing as its shares surged nearly 20% in Seoul, came after domestic online publication Edaily reported late on Tuesday that Kia's parent, Hyundai Motor Group, had decided Kia would be in charge of proposed cooperation with Apple on electric cars. The report cited unnamed industry sources.
Hyundai Motor declined to comment. Apple was not immediately available for comment outside of U.S. business hours.
2.#EBay :- EBay Inc said on Tuesday it has started a process to explore a range of strategic alternatives for its South Korean business, which includes Gmarket, one of the largest online marketplaces in the country.
The Korea Economic Daily, a Seoul-based newspaper, reported in March last year that the e-commerce firm was looking to sell its South Korean unit in a deal that could fetch nearly $5 billion.
3.#ZOOM:- Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it had resolved an issue that was preventing some users in Europe from accessing its desktop and mobile apps.
The issue, however, did not affect the access to the platform through a web browser,The popularity of video conferencing platforms such as Zoom has skyrocketed during the pandemic as people rely on such tools in the absence of in-person meetings at work or to stay in touch with family and friends.
4. #PINTEREST:-Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed to appoint local representatives in Turkey under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday.
Under the law, which critics say stifles dissent, social media companies that do not appoint such representatives are liable for a series of penalties, including the latest move by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK).
The law allows authorities to remove content from platforms, rather than blocking access as they did in the past. It has caused concern as people turn more to online platforms after Ankara tightened its grip on mainstream media.
The latest decisions in the country's Official Gazette said the advertising bans went into effect from Tuesday. Twitter, its live-streaming app Periscope, and image sharing app Pinterest were not immediately available to comment.
Deputy Transport Minister Omer Fatih Sayan said Twitter and Pinterest's bandwidth would be cut by 50% in April and by 90% in May. Twitter said last month it would shut down Periscope by March due to declining usage.
5.#LOGITECH:- Logitech International Chief Executive Bracken Darrell's recent sale of $4.2 million of stock was due to the upcoming expiry of share options and should not be taken as any pessimism about the computer peripherals maker's future, he said on Tuesday.
"It says nothing about how optimistic I am," Darrell told Reuters. "I am super optimistic, and I have every intention to be here as long as they let me," he said after Logitech reported an 85% surge in third-quarter sales and raised its guidance for the third time during its 2021 business year.
Darrell said following the record results, he would be surprised if Logitech did not raise its dividend from the 0.80 Swiss francs it paid out for 2020, although this was a matter for the board to decide.
1.#KIA CORP- South Korean automaker Kia Corp said on Wednesday it's reviewing cooperation on self-driving electric cars with multiple foreign firms, making no mention of a report linking it to a project with tech giant Apple Inc.
Kia's comment, issued in a regulatory filing as its shares surged nearly 20% in Seoul, came after domestic online publication Edaily reported late on Tuesday that Kia's parent, Hyundai Motor Group, had decided Kia would be in charge of proposed cooperation with Apple on electric cars. The report cited unnamed industry sources.
Hyundai Motor declined to comment. Apple was not immediately available for comment outside of U.S. business hours.
2.#EBay :- EBay Inc said on Tuesday it has started a process to explore a range of strategic alternatives for its South Korean business, which includes Gmarket, one of the largest online marketplaces in the country.
The Korea Economic Daily, a Seoul-based newspaper, reported in March last year that the e-commerce firm was looking to sell its South Korean unit in a deal that could fetch nearly $5 billion.
3.#ZOOM:- Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it had resolved an issue that was preventing some users in Europe from accessing its desktop and mobile apps.
The issue, however, did not affect the access to the platform through a web browser,The popularity of video conferencing platforms such as Zoom has skyrocketed during the pandemic as people rely on such tools in the absence of in-person meetings at work or to stay in touch with family and friends.
4. #PINTEREST:-Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed to appoint local representatives in Turkey under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday.
Under the law, which critics say stifles dissent, social media companies that do not appoint such representatives are liable for a series of penalties, including the latest move by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK).
The law allows authorities to remove content from platforms, rather than blocking access as they did in the past. It has caused concern as people turn more to online platforms after Ankara tightened its grip on mainstream media.
The latest decisions in the country's Official Gazette said the advertising bans went into effect from Tuesday. Twitter, its live-streaming app Periscope, and image sharing app Pinterest were not immediately available to comment.
Deputy Transport Minister Omer Fatih Sayan said Twitter and Pinterest's bandwidth would be cut by 50% in April and by 90% in May. Twitter said last month it would shut down Periscope by March due to declining usage.
5.#LOGITECH:- Logitech International Chief Executive Bracken Darrell's recent sale of $4.2 million of stock was due to the upcoming expiry of share options and should not be taken as any pessimism about the computer peripherals maker's future, he said on Tuesday.
"It says nothing about how optimistic I am," Darrell told Reuters. "I am super optimistic, and I have every intention to be here as long as they let me," he said after Logitech reported an 85% surge in third-quarter sales and raised its guidance for the third time during its 2021 business year.
Darrell said following the record results, he would be surprised if Logitech did not raise its dividend from the 0.80 Swiss francs it paid out for 2020, although this was a matter for the board to decide.