Equity Analysis and News
- FTSE MIB | Italian Budget and Sovereign Ratings
- CAC 40 | Heavyweight Companies announce corporate results
- Nasdaq 100 | FAANG Stocks
Price | 200DMA | RSI | IG Sentiment | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | ||||
FTSE 100 | 7044 | 7462 | 14 | Mixed |
DAX | 11569 | 12522 | 23 | Mixed |
CAC 40 | 5080 | 5379 | 20 | Mixed |
FTSE MIB | 18939 | 22159 | 25 | - |
US | ||||
S&P 500 | 2768 | 2768 | 30 | Mixed |
DJIA | 25379 | 25147 | 34 | Mixed |
Nasdaq 100 | 7155 | 7129 | 40 | - |
FTSE MIB | Italian Budget and Sovereign Ratings
Much like this week, market participants will be placing a keen eye on the latest developments surrounding the Italian budget. As it stands, the budget has been met with criticism from the EU who stated that the budget is in serious breach of EU rules, which in turn has set the EU and Italy on a collision course. Consequently, bond spreads between Italy and Germany are at the widest since the Eurozone debt crisis and thus weighing on Italian banks (index lowest since 2016), while sovereign rating agencies S&P (Oct 26th) and Moody’s who are due to announce their view on Italy may further exacerbate the widening spread if Italy’s sovereign debt is downgraded.
FTSE MIB Price Chart: Daily Time Frame (November 2016-October 2018)
CAC 40 | Heavyweight Companies announce corporate results
Q3 earning season is in full swing for the CAC 40 with 37% of the index due to report (Total, BNP, Sanofi) over the course of next week. Given the slew of profit warnings from various French companies (Michelin & Bouyues) which has provided a drag on the index. Investors would be looking for strong round of results to keep the index above the psychological 5000 level.
CAC 40 Price Chart: Daily Time Frame (January-October 2018)
Nasdaq 100 | FAANG Stocks
The recent sell-off in equity markets had seen tech names and Nasdaq 100 come under heavy selling pressure amid growing concerns that the Federal Reserve could take interest rates into the restrictive zone (above neutral rates). Nonetheless, the Nasdaq 100 is showing signs of a slight recovery as US earnings provide support, most notably Netflix which saw a 10% surge after beating estimates. Focus will be on the next FAANG stock to report, Amazon, whereby a strong performance could help aid the recovery in tech names.
Nasdaq 100 Price Chart: Daily Time Frame (April-October 2018)
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--- Written by Justin McQueen, Market Analyst
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