EUROPE MARKETS: Europe Markets Bounce Back Despite Mixed U.S.-China Trade Signals
10 Maio 2019 - 8:15AM
Dow Jones News
By Dave Morris
ThyssenKrupp soars on news of spinoff for elevator unit
European investors halted two days of decline with an outburst
of bullishness as U.S.-China trade tensions gave mixed signals.
How did markets perform?
The Stoxx 600 climbed to 378.6, a gain of 0.7% after Thursday's
fall of 1.7%.
Germany's DAX (DAX) index was the standout regional performer,
jumping 1% higher to 12,102.2. It had swooned 1.7% in the previous
session Thursday.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,231, following a decline of
0.9% Thursday.
The pound edged up 0.1% to $1.3009 building on Thursday's rise
of 0.2%.
France's CAC 40 rose 0.7% to 5,352.4. On Thursday it sank
1.9%.
Italy's FTSE MIB moved up 0.9% to 21,005.2, after falling 1.8%
Thursday.
What's moving the markets?
Despite clearly negative developments in the U.S.-China trade
story lording over the headlines, European stocks were
significantly higher Friday morning and it was difficult to find a
simple explanation.
Economic data from Germany seemed to be one signal investors
seized on. Exports for March smashed expectations
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/german-exports-climb-in-march-2019-05-10),
coming in at 1.5% month over month versus an expected drop of 0.2%.
The figure seemed to allay concerns about weakness in German
manufacturing, particularly in products they export to the Chinese
market. In the U.K., first quarter gross domestic product (GDP)
grew 0.5% over the previous quarter, slightly above the consensus
of 0.45%. The Office of National Statistics attributed the increase
to manufacturers stockpiling ahead of the U.K.'s expected exit from
the European Union.
The major developments in the trade deal standoff between the
U.S. and China
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-china-to-continue-trade-talks-friday-despite-tensions-2019-05-09)began
with reports that there had been no breakthrough in the talks in
Washington, D.C., meaning that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat
to raise tariffs became policy. The silver lining for investors was
that Trump said negotiations were not yet dead, and described the
"beautiful letter" he received from Chinese leader Xi Jinping
urging the two countries to work together to find a solution.
Which stocks are active?
Financials were broadly responsible for lifting the Stoxx Europe
600, in terms of their market cap-based weighting. Insurer
Prudential PLC (PRU.LN) rose 1.7%, and both Lloyds Banking Group
(LLOY.LN) and France's BNP Paribas SA (BNP.FR) climbed 1.2%.
Shares of Thyssenkrupp AG (TKA.XE) shot up 18% after the German
conglomerate ditched plans to split itself into two separate
companies, saying it will spin off and list its elevator unit
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/thyssenkrupp-to-spin-off-list-elevator-unit-2019-05-10).
British Airways parent International Consolidated Airlines Group
SA (IAG.LN) reported first quarter earnings in line with
management's predictions and said expected to make more revenue per
passenger in 2019, driving shares up 3%.
Neil Wilson, chief market analyst for Markets.com, said the IAG
story was similar to other airlines facing challenges: "Lots of
competition means no one has the pricing power, whilst labor costs
are a factor, but the biggest headwind right now is fuel costs,
which were up 15.8%. Nonfuel costs were 0.8% higher."
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (RR.LN) whose shares were hit when its
Trent 1000 engine came under scrutiny over deterioration of its
blades, got a boost from IAG's results. IAG CEO William Walsh said
on the earnings call that he was "a bit more confident" that
Rolls-Royce was getting the problem under control. Rolls-Royce
shares increased 1.1%.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 10, 2019 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT)
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