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Morgan Stanley has shifted its recommendations for European mid-cap energy companies toward a more defensive positioning, upgrading Portugal’s Galp to Overweight and raising its price target, while maintaining Equal-weight ratings on Spain’s Repsol and Austria’s OMV. The bank says it expects Brent crude to decline toward about $70 a barrel beyond 2…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity benchmark edged higher on Thursday, underpinned by a pronounced rise in gold prices that lifted metal mining stocks even as financial shares weighed on the broader index. Market activity is expected to be light heading into the long U.S. holiday weekend.
U.S. oil producers are on track to report their strongest quarterly profits in years as crude and refined-product markets tightened following geopolitical shocks earlier this year. Expected blockbuster results for Exxon Mobil and Chevron could intensify friction with the White House, which is urging faster declines in retail gasoline prices ahead o…
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Siemens AG from "reduce" to "hold", raising its price objective to €280 from €255 ahead of the company's third-quarter results due August 6. The brokerage lifted its 2026-2028 forecasts above consensus, pointing to limited downside in industrial automation, a concluded de-rating of industrial software assets and an imminen…
Goldman Sachs increased its share of mergers and acquisitions advisory work across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2026, capturing the largest portion of deal value in the region for the January-June period since 2018. LSEG data indicate EMEA M&A activity reached $676 billion in H1 2026, more than twice the volume of 2025 an…
BNP Paribas upgraded Novonesis and its ADRs from Underperform to Neutral after the stock fell well behind the ingredients sector this year and its valuation contracted. While the broker remains cautious on long-term organic growth, it notes 2026 estimates align with consensus and flags potential for guidance upside at second-quarter results, creati…
Indian stock indices finished the session higher on Friday, led by strength in Real Estate, IT and Technology names. The Nifty 50 rose 0.39% to a one-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 gained 0.34%. HCL Technologies and IndusInd Bank were among the largest winners, and volatility as measured by the India VIX declined to a three-month low.
Shares of Stellantis slipped in Paris after HSBC downgraded the automaker from "hold" to "reduce" and cut its sum-of-the-parts target to €4 from €5.50. The broker pointed to deteriorating forecasts, a rising U.S. inventory backlog and a surge in recalls that it says undermine a clear path to a sustainable recovery.
Barclays says a renewed appetite for diversification is supporting European equities, with improving market breadth driven by falling oil prices and weaker technology sector momentum. The bank points to Fed policy developments, soft U.S. payrolls, and incremental progress on German reforms as factors reshaping flows and positioning, while noting th…
Shares of Bucher Industries AG reacted to an RBC Capital Markets downgrade after the bank cited a renewed deterioration in global farm equipment demand. RBC cut its rating to Sector Perform from Outperform and trimmed its price target to CHF340 from CHF400, warning that weaker farm incomes, lower crop prices and higher fertilizer costs are weighing…
Pirelli shares rose after reports that Czech investors Michal Strnad and Pavel Tykac sought to buy a 10%-20% holding from Sinochem’s 34.1% stake. The proposed transaction faces uncertainty because the buyers and Sinochem reportedly disagree on price. Market confidence was also supported by a nearly €1 million purchase of shares on June 23 by an ent…
Pluxee rallied after reporting third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of €312 million, beating a €299 million consensus and surpassing the highest analyst forecast of €306 million in a 12-analyst poll. Organic revenue fell 3.3%, shallower than the anticipated 4.3% decline, and management reconfirmed full-year targets, prompting a notable intraday move t…
The IDX Composite Index ended Friday's session up 2.35%, led by advances in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture names. Market breadth was positive with more than three times as many winners as losers. Several individual stocks posted double-digit percentage moves, while commodities and currency pairs recorded mixed changes.
Craneware PLC shares plunged sharply after the company issued an unscheduled trading update saying full-year results for the period ending 30 June 2026 will be below market expectations. Management guided FY26 revenue to US$205–$208 million and Adjusted EBITDA to US$65–$67 million, which represented broadly flat performance versus the prior year ra…
Shares of Craneware Plc tumbled after the company said it now expects full-year revenue of $205 million to $208 million and adjusted EBITDA of $65 million to $67 million for the year ended June 30, falling short of market forecasts. Management attributed the shortfall primarily to timing of eligible activity under the U.S. 340B drug discount progra…
InvestingPro is offering a temporary price reduction that lets subscribers access its full suite of tools - including ProPicks AI, WarrenAI, Vision AI, and Fair Value - for under $7 a month during the promotion. ProPicks AI’s June selections produced significant single-month gains across semiconductor, healthcare, and mid-cap plays in the U.S., and…
Pirelli shares climbed after an Italian newspaper reported that Michal Strnad and Pavel Tykac have approached Sinochem about buying 10-20% of the Chinese conglomerate’s 34.1% stake in the tyre maker. The potential transaction faces obstacles, including price disagreements and recent Italian government restrictions on Sinochem’s boardroom influence.…
British equities climbed on Friday after US nonfarm payrolls for June came in well below expectations, reducing near-term Federal Reserve tightening odds. Thin liquidity ahead of the US Independence Day holiday left European markets exposed to larger moves, while a pause in US-Iran negotiations for a national funeral and shifts in oil and gold pric…
European equity markets extended a record run after US payrolls came in weaker than expected, prompting investors to pare back chances of an imminent Federal Reserve rate increase. Positive signals from the European Central Bank's Sintra forum and progress in U.S.-Iran talks further supported gains, with major regional indices and select stocks adv…
Japan's stock market closed higher on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 1.53% as Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors drove the rally. Semiconductor-related and memory-related names posted strong gains, while several large caps, including a major retailer and two industrial companies, ended lower. Market breadth was positive and implied vol…
Goldman Sachs upgraded A.P. Moeller-Maersk from sell to neutral and raised its 12-month price target to 16,000 Danish crowns, citing a less severe deterioration in container shipping supply-demand dynamics heading into 2027. The bank boosted its 2026 and 2027 EBITDA forecasts, flagged slower net fleet growth driven by higher vessel delivery slippag…
UOB Kay Hian singled out five companies across China’s automotive and battery supply chain as top buy candidates, citing margin outlooks and exposure to tightening raw-material markets. The brokerage sees regulatory measures to rein in price competition among automakers as a stabilizing force for component suppliers in the second half of 2026, whil…
Hong Kong's securities regulator is preparing a targeted enforcement campaign to tighten supervision of the bookbuilding process used in initial public offerings. The effort will examine how underwriters allocate shares and engage with institutional investors, with an emphasis on enforcing existing bookbuilding rules rather than creating new regula…
June’s market rotation, prompted by a repricing of yields after the Federal Reserve adopted a higher-for-longer stance, produced a broad pullback among capital-intensive large caps and steered capital into mid-cap stocks with disciplined balance sheets and expanding margins. ProPicks AI’s July rebalance captured that movement: it took profits on tw…
Australian shares finished Friday with solid gains as strength in gold, healthcare and metals & mining stocks lifted the S&P/ASX 200 by 1.37%. A handful of individual names, including PEXA Group and Objective Corp, posted steep declines, while volatility indicators and commodity prices showed mixed moves.
