The European stock exchanges open on Thursday with the attention placed on the US macro data in addition to the statements of several Fed members after the minutes of the last meeting were published yesterday and showed discrepancies around the next meeting at the next meeting.
He DAX rises 0.42%, over 24,630 points, the FT-100 progress more than seven tenths, up to 8,928 points, the CAC-40 It opens at 7,903 points after rising 0.30%, Eurostoxx 50 is recorded 0.25%, over 5,460 points and the FTSE MIB It rises 0.17%, to 40,900 points. The IBEX 35 wakes this Thursday with slight subtraction of 0.12% in the 14,237 points.
Among the values that go up the most in the opening, Kone Some more than 2% is noted compared to the increases of more than 1.7% shown by BASF or kering actions in the first minutes of negotiation.
In negative opens Banco Santander, which leaves more than half a percentage point, followed by Deutsche Borse or Safran, with falls of just over two tenths.
On the corporate side, the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut He has trimmed his volume forecast for the second time this year due to what he described as unprecedented market conditions in the grain cocoa market, while reporting results of nine months in line with market expectations. The world’s largest chocolateer, which supplies key food producers such as Nestlé, kitat manufacturer, provides a 7% drop in its sales volume during the year ending on August 31. Previously, he had indicated that he expected a 5% drop in the volume of cocoa sales due to the volatility of grain cocoa prices, which are quoted in London around 5,455 pounds per metric ton.
The largest sugar producer in Europe, Suedzuckerhas registered a 85% drop for its quarterly operating benefit, affected by low sugar prices in the European Union. The German company reported an operational benefit of 22 million euros (25.82 million dollars) for the first quarter, completed in May, below 155 million euros the previous year. He confirmed his previous forecast of an operational benefit of the group throughout the year between 150 and 300 million euros, less than 350 million euros the previous year.
Ukraine will become the first European country to offer mobile services Starlink When the leader Kyivstar lashes the messaging at the end of the year and the mobile broadband by satellite in mid -2026, according to its executive director, Oleksandr Komarov. The field tests have begun under an agreement at the end of 2024 with the constellation of Commercial Broadband of Space X, which will allow the company of the technological businessman Elon Musk to launch direct telephone services to cell phone in the country devastated by the war.
The discount retailer Pepco Group He has registered record income in the third quarter and has announced a shares of shares of up to 50 million euros (58.68 million dollars), when presenting its first results after the sale of Poundland. The company, which is quoted in the Warsaw Stock Exchange, has reported that its income increased by 7.7 % year -on -year at a constant exchange rate, to 1,100 million euros in the third quarter, completed on June 30. Comparable sales grew 2.6 %, driven by the growth of Pepco and Dealz brands.
The Italian sweet manufacturer, Ferreroyou are about to close an agreement to buy the cereal manufacturer WK Kellogg (KLG.N), according to Reuters. This acquisition would merge two of the best known consumer food manufacturers in the world. The actions of WK Kellogg, the creative company of Froot Loops and Frosted Flakes, rose about 55% in the operations after the closure of the market, after the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Ferrero could close the agreement, valued at about 3,000 million dollars, this week. WK Kellogg currently has a market value of about 1.5 billion dollars.
The British housing construction company Vistry has reported a 33.7% drop in the adjusted benefit before taxes for the first semester of its fiscal year 2025, since the increase in costs and a slow real estate market are still weighing on performance.
After the minutes of the Fed the attention in the statements of the members of the FOMC
Among the macroeconomic references in Europe, the industrial production of Italy or the current account of France stands out.
In the United States, New unemployment subsidy requests are published. This Thursday we will also be aware of the statements of several members of the FOMC, after knowing yesterday the minutes of the last monetary policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which showed that there is a difference of opinions on whether or not to lower interest rates at the next meeting of July 30. According to the minutes of the last meeting of June 18, only a minority of the FOMC members would be in favor of this measure. The uncertainty about the impact of commercial tariffs imposed by President Trump adds an element of complexity to decision making in monetary policy.
On the other hand, Investors seem to take the agreement well in which the EU will accept generalized 10% tariffs To its exports to the US, in addition to some somewhat higher rates, which will affect a series of concrete sectors such as steel, car, food or pharmaceutical. «In the end, and given the aggressiveness with which the US government is negotiating, everything indicates that EU officials prefer to close a» bad agreement «to expose themselves to the anger of the US president, Donald Trump, and end up facing an agreement even worse and, which would be even more harmful, to have to take action measures and cause a commercial war in full rule. Securities.
After an upward closure on Wall Street, today future quotes with falls. The future of Dow Jones is left 0.29%, over 44329 points, the S&P 500 Some more than two tenths are left, over 6,245 points and the future of Nasdaq 100 loses 0.29%, to 22,798 points.
Mixed sign today in the main Asian indices. He Nikkei falls 0.6%, the Hang Seng Hong Kong wins 0.2% and Shanghai Composite 0.5%is recorded.
Petroleum prices record few changes this Thursday, while investors evaluate the latest commercial matters of Trump, before signs of a strong gasoline demand in the United States. The future of Brent oil rises 0.16%, to $ 70.28 while West Texas remains plane at $ 68.43.
In the currency market, the euro dollar is maintained flat at $ 1,1732 while cryptocurrencies quote with increases of more than 2%, in the case of Bitcoin, which is installed over 111,181 dollars and 5.9% Ethereum, which rises to 2,788 dollars.