Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 17-01-2013.

European stocks gained the most in a week as retailers climbed on increased revenue and U.S. housing starts jumped more than forecast to a four-year high.

Carrefour SA, France’s biggest retailer, Delhaize Group SA, the Belgian owner of Food Lion supermarkets, and Associated British Foods Plc (ABF) advanced more than 3 percent. Petropavlovsk Plc surged the most in four months after the gold producer reported better-than-forecast output.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index (SXXP) rose 0.5 percent to 287.35 at the close of trading, the biggest increase since Jan. 9.

National benchmark indexes climbed in all of the 18 western European markets, except Iceland.

FTSE 100 6,132.36 +28.38 +0.46% CAC 40 3,744.11 +35.62 +0.96% DAX 7,735.46 +44.33 +0.58%

Carrefour jumped 6.1 percent to 20.50 euros, the biggest gain since August. The retailer reported a 0.8 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales because of growth in Latin America, and said business continued to improve in France.

Delhaize surged 10 percent to 35.23 euros, the largest advance since March 2009. The company said its U.S. unit had the best quarterly performance since 2006, spurring organic revenue growth of 2.5 percent for the whole company.

AB Foods gained 3.2 percent to 1,606 pence, the highest price since at least 1986, after saying first-quarter revenue increased 10 percent. The owner of the discount-clothing Primark chain said sales at the unit surged 25 percent.

Petropavlovsk surged 8.9 percent to 403.3 pence, the biggest rally since Sept. 14. The miner of gold in Russia said 2012 output rose 13 percent to 710,400 ounces, beating its 700,000-ounce guidance.

Remy Cointreau SA increased 3.8 percent to 91.78 euros after third-quarter organic revenue rose 0.5 percent, compared with estimates of analysts for a 0.6 percent decline. The company, which produces the Remy Martin cognac, also said cognac sales increased 1.7 percent.

Veolia Environnement SA rose 3.2 percent to 8.88 euros, its biggest gain in five weeks. Chief Executive Officer Antoine Frerot said the world’s largest water company is ahead in a two- year plan to cut debt, costs and sell assets.

SAP declined 1.5 percent to 58.13 euros after Citigroup lowered its recommendation on the stock to neutral from buy. The shares fell the most in six months on Jan. 15 as the world’s biggest maker of business-management software reported fourth- quarter earnings that trailed analysts’ estimates.

U.S. stock futures rose amid better-than-forecast initial jobless claims and housing data.

Global Stocks:

Downgrade:
Goldman Sachs (GS) downgrade from Buy to Hold at Sandler O'Neill
Boeing (BA) downgrade from Hold to Underweight at BB&T Capital Mkts
Cisco Systems (CSCO) downgrade from Neutral to Underweight at JP Morgan

Other:
Stifel Nicolaus reiterated eBay (EBAY) at Buy, target raised from $60 to $63
Wedbush reiterated eBay (EBAY) at Outperform, target raised from $60 to $64
Needham reiterated eBay (EBAY) at Buy, target raised from $55 to $60
FBR Capital reiterated JPMorgan Chase (JPM) at Mkt Perform, target raised from $40 to $43
BMO Capital Markets lowered target of Apple (AAPL) to $640 from $670

European stocks fluctuated as retailers climbed on increased revenue while Rio Tinto Group dropped after announcing a $14 billion impairment.

Distressed investors poor statistics, according to which in November production in the construction sector eurozone fell for the third month in a row - a decline of 0.4% -1.6% in October, according to data issued by the agency Eurostat.

With optimism were received Spanish auction results today Spanish Treasury held an auction for the public debt, in which the bonds were sold in the amount of 4.505 billion euros, which is the top of the target range of 3.5-4.5 billion euros. Pee this bond yields declined.

The head of the EU Herman Van Rompuy said Europe should return to growth phase in 2013, which also supported the market.

Carrefour added 5.7 percent to 20.43 euros, the biggest gain since October. The retailer reported a 0.8 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales because of growth in Latin America, and said business continued to improve in France.

Delhaize surged 8.3 percent to 34.59 euros, the largest advance in two months. The company said its U.S. unit had the best quarterly performance since 2006, spurring organic revenue growth of 2.5 percent for the whole company.

Rio Tinto dropped 2.4 percent to 3,375 pence, a one-month low. Albanese is leaving after more than 30 years as the $38 billion cash takeover of Alcan Inc. in 2007 and the A$3.9 billion ($4.1 billion) purchase of Mozambique coal producer Riversdale Mining Ltd. in 2011 soured.

FTSE 100 6,098.36 -5.62 -0.09%

CAC 40 3,724.31 +15.82 +0.43%

DAX 7,671.65 -19.48 -0.25%

Most Asian shares declined, with the regional benchmark index trading lower for a second day, after touching a 17-month high this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average (NKY) closed higher after swinging amid currency fluctuations.

Nikkei 225 10,609.64 +9.20 +0.09%

Hang Seng 23,339.76 -17.23 -0.07%

S&P/ASX 200 4,756.63 +18.18 +0.38%

Shanghai Composite 2,284.91 -24.59 -1.06%

GS Yuasa Corp., a supplier of batteries for Boeing Co.’s 787 aircraft, slumped 5 percent in Tokyo after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to prove the batteries are safe.

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd., China’s biggest developer by sales volume, sank 7.1 percent in Hong Kong after announcing a share sale.

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second- largest mining company, said after the market close it will take an impairment charge of about $14 billion.

Asian stocks dropped, with the regional benchmark index heading for its biggest loss since November, amid signs markets are overbought. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid by the most in eight months, while Chinese shares fell for the first time in three days.

Nikkei 225 10,600.44 -278.64 -2.56%

Hang Seng 23,356.99 -24.52 -0.10%

S&P/ASX 200 4,738.44 +21.89 +0.46%

Shanghai Composite 2,309.5 -16.18 -0.70%

Honda Motor Co., an automaker that gets 81 percent of its sales overseas, sank 3 percent in Tokyo as a stronger yen dimmed the outlook for exporters.

GS Yuasa Corp., a supplier of lithium batteries to Boeing Co., slumped 4.5 percent after All Nippon Airways Co. grounded its fleet of Boeing Dreamliners.

Industrial & Commercial Bank Ltd., the world’s No. 1 lender, fell 1.2 percent in Hong Kong after Premier Wen Jiabao said China should “gradually” establish a property tax system.

European stocks were little changed, erasing an earlier retreat for the region’s benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index, as U.S. industrial production climbed and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s earnings topped estimates.

TUI Travel Plc (TT/) gained 3.9 percent after Europe’s largest tour operator said it received an approach from its German majority owner. Anglo American Plc (AAL) dropped 3.1 percent as the African National Congress said South Africa’s government should withdraw the company’s platinum licenses. Societe Generale SA (GLE) lost 2.8 percent as CA Cheuvreux downgraded the French lender.

The Stoxx 600 rose less than 0.1 percent to 286.03 at the close of trading, after earlier falling as much as 0.4 percent.

FTSE 100 6,103.98 -13.33 -0.22% CAC 40 3,708.49 +11.14 +0.30% DAX 7,691.13 +15.22 +0.20%

Economic data today showed U.S. industrial production climbed 0.3 percent in December, for a second month of gains, as demand picked up for capital equipment. That matched the median forecast, after a revised 1 percent November gain, the Federal Reserve report showed.

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders held at the highest level in more than six years in January, adding to evidence that residential real estate will help spur economic growth. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index remained at 47.

Stocks fell earlier as the World Bank cut its global growth forecast for this year to 2.4 percent as austerity measures, high unemployment and low business confidence weigh on economies in developed nations. That’s down from a June forecast of 3 percent, after growth of 2.3 percent in 2012.

TUI Travel rallied 3.9 percent to 292.5 pence after the company said its in early stage talks with TUI AG (TUI1) that “may or may not result in a combination of the two companies.” Shares of TUI AG surged 8.8 percent to 8.05 euros in Frankfurt.

Anglo American, the world’s largest platinum producer, dropped 3.1 percent to 1,901 pence after the ANC called on the South African government to withdraw mining licenses from Anglo’s Amplats unit.

Lonmin Plc (LMI), the third-largest platinum producer, tumbled 5.7 percent to 326.3 pence.

KappAhl AB (KAHL) jumped 17 percent to 5.10 kronor after Sweden’s second-biggest publicly traded clothing retailer reported first- quarter net profit of 115 million kronor ($17.7 million), exceeding analyst estimates of 70.4 million kronor. Sales also topped forecasts.

Societe Generale slid 2.8 percent to 32.54 euros, a second day of losses. Cheuvreux downgraded the French bank to underperform, the equivalent of sell, from outperform.

Major U.S. stock indexes were unable to determine the direction of movement, and ended the session mixed.

Today, market participants have a lot of important messages, some of which were positive (data on industrial production in the U.S., quarterly reports of the financial sector), some were quite negative (new problems with the aircraft at Boeing, reduced economic growth forecast by the World Bank). Oversupply of news does not allow the index of the specified direction, market participants continue to assess the information received.

Note that the publication of the report the Fed "Beige Book," which was prepared for the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, greatly influenced the trading was not there.

The focus of the market has the publication of quarterly reports. Today, after the markets closed publish their data company eBay (EBAY), which owns the eponymous online auction. Tomorrow before the auction will publish their reports Bank of America (BAC) and Citigroup (C), and UnitedHealth (UNH).

DOW index components traded mixed. Currently, the shares are news leader Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, +4.05%). Maximum loss carry stock Boeing (BA, -3.51%), pressure that have reported problems with the 787 series.

All sectors of the index S & P, except technological (+0,1%), bear the losses. Support the technology sector has a recovery stock Apple Inc (AAPL), which returned above $ 500 and is currently showing an increase of more than 4%. More than other sectors of manufactured goods decreased (-0.7%), which includes shares of Boeing (BA).

At the close:

Dow -23.66 13,511.23 -0.17%

Nasdaq +6.76 3,117.54 +0.22%

S & P +0.29 1,472.63 +0.02%

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 10,600.44 -278.64 -2.56%

Hang Seng 23,356.99 -24.52 -0.10%

S&P/ASX 200 4,738.44 +21.89 +0.46%

Shanghai Composite 2,309.5 -16.18 -0.70%

FTSE 100 6,103.98 -13.33 -0.22%

CAC 40 3,708.49 +11.14 +0.30%

DAX 7,691.13 +15.22 +0.20%

Dow -23.66 13,511.23 -0.17%

Nasdaq +6.76 3,117.54 +0.22%

S & P +0.29 1,472.63 +0.02%