Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 04-01-2013.

European (SXXP) stocks climbed to their highest in more than 22 months, as U.S. reports showed employers added more workers in December and the services industry expanded more than forecast.

ThromboGenics NV added 3.3 percent after confirming the launch date for its Jetrea vision restoration treatment. Fresnillo Plc (FRES), the world’s biggest primary silver producer, slid 4 percent after UBS AG downgraded the shares. Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) lost 4.1 percent as the price of the metal fell.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 0.4 percent to 287.83 at the close of trading, its highest since February 2011. The gauge rose 3.3 percent this week.

National benchmark indexes rose in 14 of the 18 western European markets.

FTSE 100 6,089.84 +42.50 +0.70% CAC 40 3,730.02 +8.85 +0.24% DAX 7,776.37 +19.93 +0.26%

Bankia SA (BKIA), the lender that received the largest Spanish bailout, surged 49 percent to 61.5 euro cents, for the biggest gain on the Stoxx 600.

Sonova Holding AG (SOON) advanced 2.9 percent to 107.7 Swiss francs after Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch unit upgraded the maker of hearing health-care products to buy from neutral.

Fresnillo slid 4 percent to 1,810 pence after UBS downgraded the shares to neutral from buy, saying the stock has outperformed silver and its peers. The price of the metal today fell to its lowest since August.

Randgold Resources, a gold producer in West Africa, lost 4.1 percent to 5,975 pence as the price of metal dropped. A gauge of commodity-company shares fell 0.9 percent, for the worst performance of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx 600.

Marks & Spencer Group Plc (MKS), the U.K.’s biggest clothing retailer, retreated 3.1 percent to 376.4 pence. Nomura Holdings Inc. lowered its 2013 pre-tax estimates for the retailer to 666 million pounds ($1.07 billion) from 694 million pounds, citing a fall in general merchandise sales.

U.S. stocks slightly rose after government data showed employers added workers in December at about the same pace as the prior month.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei  10,688.11+292.93 +2.82%
Hang Seng 23,331.09-67.51 -0.29%
Shanghai Composite 2,276.99+7.86 +0.35%
FTSE  6,069.53+22.19 +0.37%
CAC  3,714.56-6.61 -0.18%
DAX 7,758.87+2.43 +0.03%
Crude oil $92.28 -0.69%
Gold $1645.20 -1.76%

European stocks declined from a 22- month high as investors awaited U.S. jobs data, and Federal Reserve minutes showed policy makers debated ending their bond- purchase program.

The Federal Open Market Committee minutes, released yesterday in Washington, showed a split on how long the bond purchases should last. Participants who provided estimates were “approximately evenly divided” between those who said it would be appropriate to end the purchases around mid-2013 and those in favor of continuing beyond that time.

Fresnillo slid 5.6 percent to 1,779 pence after UBS downgraded the shares to neutral from buy, citing recent gains in the stock which mean it has outperformed silver and its peers. The price of the metal today fell to its lowest since August.

Randgold Resources, a gold producer in West Africa, lost 3.3 percent to 6,025 pence as the price of metal dropped. A gauge of commodity-company shares fell 1.6 percent, for the worst performance of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx 600.

Marks & Spencer Group Plc, the U.K.’s biggest clothing retailer, dropped 3 percent to 376.7 pence. Nomura Holdings Inc. lowered its 2013 pre-tax estimates for the retailer to 666 million pounds ($1.07 billion) from 694 million pounds, citing a fall in general merchandise sales.

Asian stocks outside Japan fell, paring the biggest weekly advance in more than a month, after Federal Reserve policy makers said they will probably end their $85 billion monthly bond-purchase program sometime this year. Japanese equities jumped as markets reopened from holidays.

Nikkei 225 10,688.11 +292.93 +2.82%

Hang Seng 23,331.09 -67.51 -0.29%

S&P/ASX 200 4,723.78 -16.90 -0.36%

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company, dropped 1 percent in Sydney as metals prices fell.

Toyota Motor Corp. surged 6.4 percent as the yen weakened to the lowest level against the dollar since July 2010, boosting the earnings outlook for exporters.

Japan Exchange Group Inc. fell 9.7 percent in its Tokyo trading debut after the merger between Osaka Securities Exchange Co. and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group.

Asian stocks rose, pushing a regional equities index to its highest level in 17 months, after an expansion of U.S. manufacturing and China’s services industries fueled optimism in the global economic recovery.

Nikkei 225 Closed

S&P/ASX 200 4,740.68 +34.74 +0.74%

Shanghai Composite Closed

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest mining company, climbed 2.4 percent in Sydney as metals prices rose.

China Communications Services Corp., a Beijing-based telecommunications support firm, gained 1.7 percent in Hong Kong.

Australian miner Aquarius Platinum Ltd. soared 13 percent, the most since May, amid speculation that South African supply of the metal will be lower during the first quarter.

Euro-area stocks declined from a 17- month high amid concern a budget deal will fail to reduce the U.S. government’s fiscal deficit. Swiss shares rallied after the New Year holiday.

K+S AG (SDF) retreated 3.5 percent after Exane BNP Paribas lowered its price forecast for the potash maker’s shares. UBS AG (UBSN) and Cie. Financiere Richemont SA each rallied more than 4 percent, leading Swiss stocks higher. Alcatel-Lucent SA (ALU) climbed 9.8 percent as Credit Suisse Group AG raised its recommendation on the maker of telecommunication equipment.

The Euro Stoxx 50 Index of the euro area’s biggest companies fell 0.4 percent to 2,701.22 at the close of trading. The broader Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.5 percent to its highest since February 2011 as the Swiss

National benchmark indexes gained in 15 of the 18 western- European markets.

FTSE 100 6,047.34 +19.97 +0.33% CAC 40 3,721.17 -12.76 -0.34% DAX 7,756.44 -22.34 -0.29%

K+S slid 3.5 percent to 33.89 euros. Exane cut its share- price forecast 5 percent to 29.50 euros and left its recommendation at underperform, meaning investors should sell the shares. Citigroup Inc. lowered its rating to neutral from buy, saying that a deal by U.S. and Canadian companies to supply potash to China was negative for European producers.

UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, jumped 4.1 percent to 14.85 Swiss francs. Richemont, the world’s second-largest luxury-goods company, rallied 5.7 percent to 75.50 francs. Swatch Group AG (UHR) climbed 6.4 percent to 490.50 francs. Sales of goods including jewelry and watches in Hong Kong jumped 14 percent in November from a year earlier, the city’s government said today. They declined 2.9 percent in October.

Alcatel-Lucent surged 9.8 percent to 1.16 euros after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to neutral from underperform. Alcatel’s debt agreement means the company will maintain sufficient gross cash to remain a viable business in the long term, Credit Suisse wrote in a note.

Next Plc (NXT) advanced 2.7 percent to 3,873 pence. The U.K.’s second-largest clothing retailer said full-year profit will be 611 million pounds ($987 million) to 625 million pounds. The company had forecast pretax profit for the fiscal year ending this month of 590 million pounds to 620 million pounds.

Wacker Chemie AG (WCH) rose 5.1 percent to 53.47 euros after UBS added the German maker of polysilicon to the list of its most preferred chemical stocks in Europe. The price of the material used to make solar panels climbed, SK Securities Co. said.

Transocean Ltd. surged 11 percent to 44.62 francs, its biggest jump since September 2011, after a person familiar with the matter said the offshore drilling-rig operator will settle all federal claims over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for about $1.5 billion.

Despite a slight increase during the session, U.S. stock indices were unable to hold their positions, and finished trading in the red.

Market participants estimate the economic outlook after the final budget agreement, while focusing on the problem of increasing the debt ceiling.

Note also that even lower indices limited published data on private sector employment from ADP.

According to the report, in December, despite concerns about the "budget cliff" private sector continue to increase the rate of employment, showing the maximum increase from February 2012. At the same time, data on the number of claims for unemployment benefits were slightly worse than expected. However, a strong data from ADP give reason to expect a strong government employment report that will be presented tomorrow.

In addition, the pressure on the index was published minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Open Market.

DOW index components show a mixed trend. At the moment, the leader shares in Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK, +2.35%). The maximum losses are shares Unitedhealth (UNH, -4.55%).

At the moment most of the sectors of the S & P is in the red. The greatest decrease demonstrates the technology sector (-0.6%). Leading conglomerates sector (+0.3%).

At the close:

Dow -21.27 13,391.28 -0.16%

Nasdaq -11.69 3,100.57 -0.38%

S & P -3.08 1,459.34 -0.21% 

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 Closed

S&P/ASX 200 4,740.68 +34.74 +0.74%

Shanghai Composite Closed

FTSE 100 6,047.34 +19.97 +0.33%

CAC 40 3,721.17 -12.76 -0.34%

DAX 7,756.44 -22.34 -0.29%

Dow -21.27 13,391.28 -0.16%

Nasdaq -11.69 3,100.57 -0.38%

S&P -3.08 1,459.34 -0.21%

01:45China HSBC Services PMIDecember 52.150.6

07:00Germany Retail sales, real adjustedNovember -2.8%+0.9%

07:00Germany Retail sales, real unadjusted, y/yNovember -0.8%-1.6%

08:00United Kingdom Halifax house price indexDecember 0.0%+0.1%

08:00United Kingdom Halifax house price index 3m Y/YDecember -1.2%

08:50France Services PMI(finally)December 46.046.0

08:55Germany Services PMI(finally)December 52.152.1

09:00Eurozone Services PMI(finally)December 47.847.8

09:30United Kingdom Purchasing Manager Index ServicesDecember 50.250.4

09:30United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, blnNovember -0.30.4

09:30United Kingdom Mortgage ApprovalsNovember 53.054.2

10:00Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/YNovember +2.2%+2.1%

13:30Canada Unemployment rateDecember 7.2%7.3%

13:30Canada EmploymentDecember 59.30.0

13:30Canada Raw Material Price IndexNovember 0.0%-0.9%

13:30Canada Industrial product prices, m/mNovember -0.1%-0.1%

13:30U.S. Unemployment RateDecember 7.7%7.7%

13:30U.S. Nonfarm PayrollsDecember 146145

13:30U.S. Average hourly earningsDecember +0.2%+0.2%

13:30U.S. Average workweekDecember 34.434.4

15:00U.S. ISM Non-ManufacturingDecember 54.754.3

15:00U.S. Factory OrdersNovember +0.8%+0.4%

16:00U.S. Crude Oil Inventories- -0.6

18:15U.S. FOMC Member Charles Plosser Speaks-

20:30U.S. FOMC Member Yellen Speaks-