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Morgan Stanley has trimmed its rating on French real estate group Icade to Equal-weight from Overweight and reduced its price target to €25 from €30, citing limited near-term catalysts after the company's latest results. The broker pointed to a slower-than-expected exit from the healthcare business and revised dividend assumptions, factors that wei…
Covestro AG announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Markus Steilemann will not extend his contract beyond May 31, 2028. The company’s Supervisory Board will initiate a formal succession process while Steilemann remains in place to hand over responsibilities. Covestro reported EUR 14.2 billion in sales for fiscal year 2024 and employed about 17,50…
The MSCI South Korea Cap ETF attracted about $1 billion in net new money over the past week, the largest weekly inflow in ten years, according to KB Securities. The brokerage highlights a combination of steep year-over-year earnings growth and a single-digit price-to-earnings metric for the market, while forecasting a substantial increase in 2026 o…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will present the 2026 budget bill to parliament, with investors closely watching whether revenue gains from higher metals and gold prices will be used to reduce borrowing or absorbed into ongoing spending. Forecasts from Goldman Sachs and commentary from international institutions and banks frame expectations aroun…
JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka continues to back equities, arguing that a favorable growth-inflation tradeoff should persist into 2026. He views episodic market weakness prompted by geopolitical news as temporary and recommends using such pullbacks to add risk. Matejka highlights contained inflation, easing long-term yields and robust activity …
Indian stock indices finished higher on Monday, with the Nifty 50 up 0.55% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.58%. Gains were concentrated in Power, Auto and Public Sector Undertakings names, while several large-cap IT and metal stocks weighed on the market. Volatility eased, commodity moves were mixed and currency pairs showed modest moves.
Novo Nordisk shares fell by more than 10% in mid-morning trading on Monday after the company disclosed that its investigational obesity treatment CagriSema did not meet the primary endpoint in an open-label head-to-head trial designed to compare its weight-loss performance with Eli Lilly's Tirzepatide. The result adds pressure on Novo as it faces i…
Johnson Matthey said Honeywell has reduced the agreed purchase price for its Catalyst Technologies unit to £1.33 billion from the £1.8 billion agreed in May 2025. The revision lowers the planned shareholder return to about £1 billion and coincides with a 15% drop in the speciality chemicals group's share price. The companies have also pushed back a…
The U.S. ambassador to Portugal has urged Lisbon to replace its F-16 fighters with Lockheed Martin’s F-35, arguing the stealth jet would improve interoperability with Europe’s leading air forces. Ambassador John Arrigo also said he hopes to use his business background to encourage Portugal to raise defence spending toward NATO’s 5% of GDP target by…
JD Sports Fashion PLC unveiled a £200 million share buyback programme for fiscal year 2027, prompting a 6.2% jump in its shares. The programme begins immediately with an initial tranche of up to £100 million due to complete by July 31, 2026, followed by a second tranche of up to £100 million. Merrill Lynch International will undertake the first tra…
Barclays retained overweight calls on Bellway and Barratt Redrow and upgraded Vistry to equal weight after modelling a targeted, housebuilder-funded equity loan that could boost sector EBIT by about 22% in 2027 without assuming an improvement in market fundamentals. The note highlights weak demand and persistent build cost inflation in 2025, but po…
Pascal Daloz was unanimously appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Systèmes after Bernard Charlès immediately stepped down from his executive chairman and board positions for personal reasons. The board acted on a recommendation from the Compensation and Nomination Committee; Charlès will remain available to support adoption of…
Shares of Lazio (BIT:LAZI) fell roughly 5% on Monday after the club issued a statement denying any formal takeover approach and dismissing media speculation that a Qatari investor was targeting the controlling stake held by Claudio Lotito. Local reports had suggested a €600 million proposal was on the table and that Lotito might reject it after a b…
Smiths News disclosed it received a Warning Notice from The Pensions Regulator on Feb. 20, 2026, relating to the Tuffnells Parcels Express Pension Scheme. The regulator is considering imposing a Financial Support Direction (FSD) under a 'no-fault' liability framework. The company says it is reviewing the notice with advisers and that it is too earl…
British stocks opened modestly lower as markets digested an unexpected change in U.S. tariff policy announced over the weekend. The pound strengthened against the dollar, while key European bourses also retreated. Corporate news flow in London was mixed, with MONY Group posting modest gains in revenue and profits, Smiths News facing a pensions regu…
Jefferies overhauled its coverage of U.S. applications software, applying a new AI risk framework alongside company-specific fundamentals. The firm downgraded Workday, DocuSign, Monday.com and Freshworks to Hold, citing execution, growth and competitive concerns, while highlighting Intuit, Procore, Atlassian and Salesforce as preferred names better…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite closed up 1.19% on Monday, supported by advances in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors. Market breadth favored gainers, while selected small- and mid-cap names recorded large percentage moves. Commodities and currency pairs moved unevenly, with crude and Brent oil lower and gold futures higher…
European markets turned lower in choppy trade as a renewed wave of U.S. tariff uncertainty weighed on sentiment. The pan-European STOXX index retreated after a recent record high, with Germany's DAX falling the most. Technology sectors led losses while domestic-facing banks outperformed; company-specific news drove outsized moves in utilities and s…
European equities opened lower on Monday as new uncertainty around U.S. trade levies dented investor confidence. Benchmarks in Germany, France and the U.K. all eased in early trading, while oil retreated after a strong prior week. Economic data suggested a nascent recovery in the Eurozone, and a packed corporate calendar includes major earnings bot…
Rolls-Royce is pressing the UK government for taxpayer-backed support to help fund the development and testing of an UltraFan 30 demonstrator, part of a programme estimated at about £3 billion. The London-listed group has requested an initial contribution in the range of £100 million to £200 million and is pursuing discussions with UK ministers whi…
Taiwan equities closed higher on Monday, with the Taiwan Weighted index rising 1.61% to a new record. Strength in Glass, Plastic and Cement & Glass sectors powered the advance. Several individual stocks recorded sharp moves in both directions, while energy and precious metals futures moved lower and higher respectively. Currency and dollar-index mo…
Shares of Chinese companies with significant U.S. export exposure advanced in Hong Kong trade after the U.S. Supreme Court limited the executive branch's authority to impose trade tariffs. The decision, and subsequent policy moves, boosted exporters and lifted the Hang Seng nearly 3% as investors priced in a lower probability of sustained, broad U.…
Lendlease Group reported a loss after tax attributable of A$318 million for the half-year ended December 31, driven by A$118 million of non-cash negative revaluations and impairments across several international markets and a significant loss from its Capital Release unit. The result sent the stock to its lowest intraday level since mid-December 19…
Australian equities closed lower on Monday with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.61% in Sydney. Strength in a handful of mid-cap names contrasted with broad sector weakness across information technology, healthcare and A-REITs. Volatility, measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX, rose, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed moves.
Asian equity markets showed a mixed performance as investors weighed the fallout from recent U.S. tariff actions. Hong Kong surged on bargain hunting and strength in tech and auto names, while South Korea’s KOSPI reached a record high driven by chipmakers. Broader regional activity remained subdued due to holidays in China and Japan and mounting un…
