EUROPE MARKETS: DAX Heads For New Record, As Euro Slide Helps Exporters
18 Octobre 2017 - 12:02PM
Dow Jones News
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
Disappointing financial updates hit Zalando, others
European stocks gained Wednesday, as falls in the euro and the
pound helped exporters and offset disappointing financial updates
from companies such as Zalando.
Where indexes are trading: The Stoxx Europe 600 index posted a
0.2% rise to reach 391.06, with consumer goods and health care
shares leading the way. But oil and gas and telecom shares traded
lower. On Tuesday, the pan-European benchmark fell 0.3%
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-slip-as-auto-shares-fall-credit-suisse-climbs-2017-10-17).
Germany's DAX 30 index picked up 0.3% to 13,027.29, on course
for a new record closing high. In London, the FTSE 100 rose 0.3% to
7,538.43.
France's CAC 40 index was up 0.2% to 5,370.72, while Spain's
IBEX 35 index lost 0.4% to hit 10,181.00.
Currency effects: The exporter-heavy German and U.K. indexes
logged gains as the both the euro and the pound lost ground against
the dollar. Pullbacks in those currencies can help lift shares of
exporters, as they make most of their earnings overseas.
Among big exporters, shares of auto makers Volkswagen AG
(VOW.XE) and BMW (BMW.XE) picked up 0.7% and educational materials
publisher Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) popped up 1.7%.
The pound traded below $1.32, while the euro bought less than
$1.18.
What analysts are saying: "Equities in the U.K. and Europe have
been mostly frozen in the same place this week, but the repeated
attempts to break higher suggest that the next move will be up,
rather than some cataclysmic late-October selloff." -- Chris
Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG
The London benchmark's rise comes "thanks to GBP turning back
lower amid fresh USD strength overnight to help the FTSE's
international contingent. This helps offset a mixed finish on Wall
St. (more record for S&P and Dow, Nasdaq just offside) and a
lackluster performance from Asia overnight." -- Accendo Markets
analysts in a early Wednesday note
Stock movers: Zalando SE shares (ZAL.XE) slid 1%. The German
online fashion retailer said it may post a third-quarter pretax
loss
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zalando-warns-on-loss-amid-investments-2017-10-18)
as it continues to invest in technology and infrastructure.
Akzo Nobel NV shares (AKZOY) dropped 1.7%. The paint and
specialty chemicals company posted a 13% drop in third-quarter
earnings
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/akzo-nobel-earnings-fall-13-on-headwinds-fx-hit-2017-10-18),
citing industry headwinds and unfavorable foreign-exchange
conditions.
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (RB.LN) shares shed 0.5%. The
consumer products company behind brands such as Airwick and Scholl
said it will split its operations into two divisions
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/reckitt-benckiser-to-overhaul-units-as-sales-slow-2017-10-18)
-- consumer health and hygiene -- after a string of disappointing
earnings and a sales slowdown.
Shares of ASML Holding NV (ASML.AE) added 0.4% after the Dutch
semiconductor maker said third-quarter profit rose 35% on the back
of strong sales
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asml-profit-up-35-on-strong-sales-2017-10-18).
Off the Stoxx 600, FlyBe Group PLC (FLYB.LN) dropped 14% after
the airline said higher-than-expected maintenance costs will put
pressure on profit.
Economic data: U.K. workers' inflation-adjusted wages fell for
the sixth consecutive month
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uk-real-wages-fall-for-6th-month-in-a-row-2017-10-18)
in August, dropping 0.4% even as the U.K. unemployment rate
remained at 4.3%, the lowest in more than 40 years.
ECB reprieve: Germany's constitutional court threw out a
cease-and-desist request that could have halted the European
Central Bank's giant bond-buying program, offering some comfort to
the bank's policy makers as they prepare to extend the purchases
into 2018.
The yield on the 10-year German bund came off session lows and
was up 2 basis points at 0.378%, according to Tradeweb.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 18, 2017 05:47 ET (09:47 GMT)
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