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Bank of America’s July Global Fund Manager Survey shows investor sentiment shifting strongly positive, with cash allocations dropping to 3.6% of assets and bullish indicators triggering contrarian sell signals. Panelists raised overweight positions in U.S. equities and signaled rising confidence in a 'no landing' economic outcome and a 'boom' scena…
Shares of IMCD NV climbed after UBS Global Research raised the stock to Buy from Neutral and boosted its price target to €100 from €85. UBS highlighted a potential return to 6-7% organic EPS growth driven by higher oil and chemical price inflation and persistent supply-chain stress, and adjusted its financial assumptions to reflect modest EPS upgra…
SK hynix American depositary receipt jumped 6.6% in U.S. pre-market trading to $162.35 after the ADR fell to a 52-week low of $151.30 following two days of heavy selling. The earlier drop was linked to a Korea Investment Securities estimate that Q2 operating profit would be about 60.4 trillion won, roughly 8% below consensus, and concerns that gain…
Chip-sector stocks opened higher in premarket trading following a steep decline in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the prior session. SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts led the early uptick after a volatile day in South Korea. Several US-listed memory and storage companies, equipment suppliers and optical component makers posted mid-sing…
Peab AB ser. B stock climbed sharply after the company published its Q2 2026 interim report, with net sales up 12% year-over-year and improvements in operating profit and margin. Orders received and the total order backlog reached record highs in the quarter, extending a backlog peak reported in Q1 and underpinning increased revenue visibility for …
U.S. equity futures showed mixed moves as the market awaited June consumer price index data and second-quarter reports from major banks. Renewed U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil higher, raising concerns that energy costs could reverse recent easing in inflation. Traders adjusted Fed rate expectations ahead of testimony to Congress from the Federal Res…
Jefferies upgraded Salzgitter to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to 66 euros, citing the German steelmaker's exposure to tighter EU import quotas, rising steel prices and anticipated German infrastructure spending beginning in 2027. The broker's analysis highlights material sensitivity of Salzgitter's earnings to both volume and price mov…
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (OHLA) fell sharply after J.P. Morgan Securities carried out an accelerated placement of about 83 million ordinary shares at €0.4446 each, a roughly 9% discount to the prior close. The block sale was linked to derivative collar agreements tied to a purchase by the Amodio brothers, who boosted their combined stake to about 28…
Jefferies has raised its rating on Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE from underperform to hold while keeping a €65 price target and its prior forecasts. The broker says shares have repriced materially and now trade at levels that reflect elevated risks. Key drivers include a recent parliamentary law favoring overhead high-voltage DC lines, the company’s b…
Salzgitter shares climbed 6.7% to €54.825 after Jefferies started coverage with a buy recommendation, citing tighter EU steel trade protections, a firmer European steel price backdrop, and impending German federal infrastructure spending expected to begin next year. The move follows recent bullish turns from other major banks and stands out against…
Getech reported a 15% increase in revenue to £2.4m for the six months to June 30, 2026, and moved back to adjusted EBITDA profitability of £0.2m after posting a loss in the prior year period. The company cites cost reductions, a deeper pipeline from a strategic market refocus and an orderbook of £4.0m as supporting momentum into the second half of …
New York on July 14 announced a one-year halt on construction of data centers that consume 50 megawatts or more, becoming the first U.S. state to enact a full moratorium. The pause will stop discretionary permit approvals while the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation develops a Generic Environmental Impact Statement to set consistent s…
Allegro shares jumped after the company pre-released preliminary second-quarter 2026 results that beat consensus on key metrics and announced the imminent launch of Phase 1 of an PLN 800 million share buyback. Consolidated Q2 revenue and adjusted EBITDA grew year-on-year, gross merchandise value exceeded forecasts, and management said full-year gui…
Debenhams Group shares rose sharply after the company provided a trading update ahead of its Annual General Meeting, saying gross merchandise value and margins improved during June and July while product return rates fell. Management reiterated targets to cut net debt materially in the current financial year and maintained a goal of reducing net de…
DNB ASA shares fell after the bank reported second-quarter results that missed expectations on net interest income and the capital adequacy ratio. Net interest income was about 2% below consensus and contracted sequentially as lending spreads tied to notice periods narrowed by 22 basis points. Net profit of NOK 9.82 billion slightly missed the NOK …
Shares of Copenhagen-listed Zealand Pharma A/S fell after Jefferies downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and lowered its price target to DKK320 from DKK505. The broker cited disappointing Phase III survodutide data that reduced the drug's probability of success and said key value-driving catalysts are unlikely in the next six to 12 months, while s…
Ericsson's stock plunged after the company reported Q2 2026 results that missed revenue expectations, driven by a decline in its Networks division and a cautious near-term margin outlook. The market reaction was amplified by broader European risk-off sentiment and the announcement that CEO Börje Ekholm will retire at the end of September, then rema…
Pearson PLC shares fell following a downgrade from JPMorgan that cited stretched valuation relative to fundamentals. The stock traded down after reaching a 52-week high, even as the company reported modest revenue growth, reaffirmed guidance, and pursued a significant share buyback program. Market-wide softness and the loss of a long-term instituti…
AP Moeller - Maersk A/S said it will reinstate its WAF6 service through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, linking the Middle East, the Mediterranean and West Africa. The move helped lift Maersk B shares and is being read as another step in the company's phased return to trans-Suez operations after more than a year of disruptions tied to Houthi attacks. S…
Shares of Indra A climbed after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal-weight and raised its price target to €70, citing underestimated earnings potential from a planned multi-year increase in Spain's defense procurement. The stock outperformed the broader European market, and Morgan Stanley highlighted several near-term catalys…
Genus stock rallied after the company reported an expected adjusted pre-tax profit for FY26 of about £98 million, significantly beating analyst consensus. The outperformance was broad-based across its PIC porcine and ABS bovine genetics divisions, with strong regional growth and improved cash conversion in the second half underpinning a materially …
Rank Group PLC shares rose sharply after the company said underlying operating profit for the full year would top expectations at a minimum of £76 million, backed by strong digital momentum and improving performance across its Grosvenor casinos. Group like-for-like net gaming revenue increased about 6% to roughly £834.1 million, and the firm reiter…
Indonesia's IDX Composite Index ended Tuesday's session down 0.09% as losses in the Financials, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors weighed on the market. While a handful of small-cap names recorded double-digit gains, several other stocks posted substantial declines. Commodity markets saw crude and Brent oil rise, and gold futures tick higher. …
Duni shares climbed after the company published its interim report for H1 2026. The results confirmed a challenging quarter already outlined in a June 12 statement, removing the risk of a fresh negative surprise. Management also announced an efficiency drive expected to save SEK 30 million annually in selling and administration costs, with full eff…
Hapag-Lloyd shares jumped after an ad-hoc regulatory filing late on July 13 that substantially raised the company’s full-year 2026 earnings outlook. The Hamburg-based container carrier boosted its EBIT and EBITDA guidance ranges on stronger spot freight rates and robust cargo volumes, triggering a market re-evaluation of the stock.
