UK Market
Closed lower yesterday, after the latest UK inflation figures stoked expectations of an earlier than expected interest rate hike. CMC Markets declined 10.5%, after the financial services company reported a drop in its pretax income in the first half of the year. Spirax-Sarco Engineering dropped 4.9%, after the company warned about difficulties in its supply chain. SSE fell 4.3%, after the renewable power generator and network operator reported a decline in its renewable power output. Experian shed 4.0%, even though the company lifted its annual outlook and reported a strong growth in the first half of the year. Marks & Spencer Group slid 1.9%, after a top broker downgraded its rating on the stock to ‘Hold’ from ‘Buy’. On the flipside, Sage Group climbed 9.7%, after the company announced that it expects its upbeat performance in its cloud offering to increase revenue growth in the coming year. The FTSE 100 slipped 0.5%, to close at 7,291.2, while the FTSE 250 fell 0.5%, to end at 23,434.1.
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European Market
Finished higher yesterday, on optimism about economic growth and amid upbeat earnings. Siemens Healthineers advanced 5.6%, after the medical technology firm forecasted a double-digit annual sales growth from 2023 to 2025. On the other hand, Fresenius Medical Care fell 1.9%, after the company announced that it would cut around 500 to 750 jobs in Germany as part of its recently announced plan of 5,000 job cuts worldwide. Basler shed 1.1%, after the company announced that it has been target of an external cyberattacks leading to huge obstructions to its IT infrastructure. NicOx slid 0.6%, following news that the ophthalmology company was granted patent for blepharitis product candidate NCX 4251 in Europe. The FTSEurofirst 300 index gained 0.2%, to close at 1,897.1. Among other European markets, the German DAX Xetra 30 marginally rose to close at 16,251.1, while the French CAC-40 advanced 0.1%, to settle at 7,156.9.
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US Market
Closed lower yesterday, amid concerns over inflation. Roku declined 11.3%, after a top broker downgraded its rating on the stock to ‘Sell’ from ‘Neutral’. La-Z-Boy dropped 7.7%, even though the company reported better than expected revenue and earnings in the second quarter. Target fell 4.7%, after the company announced that rising costs might affect its growth as it plans to absorb those costs instead of passing them onto customers. Visa shed 4.7%, following news that Amazon would stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK from next year. On the other hand, TJX advanced 5.8%, after the apparel and home retailer reported an increase in its third quarter earnings. Lowe’s rose 0.4%, after the retailer reported upbeat results in the third quarter and lifted its annual outlook. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, to settle at 4,688.7. The DJIA fell 0.6%, to settle at 35,931.1, while the NASDAQ dropped 0.3%, to close at 15,921.6.
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Asia Market
We’re trading lower this morning, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street In Japan, Advantest and Inpex have dropped 3.2% and 7.1%, respectively. Meanwhile, Nikon and Sharp have advanced 2.1% and 2.8%, respectively. In Hong Kong, Tencent Holdings and Meituan have fallen 2.5% and 3.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, CLP Holdings and BYD have risen 0.4% and 1.7%, respectively. In South Korea, YG PLUS and Kumho Tire have declined 5.1% and 6.3%, respectively. Meanwhile, Ascendio and Jico have climbed 10.1% and 29.7%, respectively. The Nikkei 225 index is trading 0.8% lower at 29,446.1. The Hang Seng index is trading 1.3% down at 25,305.1, while the Kospi index is trading 0.1% lower at 2,959.7
