EUROPE MARKETS: European Stocks Log Gains As Earnings Roll In
July 26 2017 - 5:21AM
Dow Jones News
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
Peugeot, Lonza among the day's big winners
Stocks across Europe moved higher Wednesday, as investors sifted
through the latest round of corporate earnings reports ahead of the
Federal Reserve's policy decision.
The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.6% to 382.86. Consumer-goods,
utility and telecom shares led all sectors higher. The benchmark on
Tuesday tacked on 0.4%
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-stocks-march-higher-as-german-businesses-take-euphoric-tone-2017-07-25).
Shares of Swiss medical and biotech industries supplier Lonza
Group AG (LONN.EB) and French car maker Peugeot SA
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/peugeot-net-income-rises-41-2017-07-26)(UG.FR)
topped the benchmark as they jumped 6.8% and 5.6%, respectively, in
the wake of the companies' financial reports.
Meanwhile, the euro bought $1.1625, down from $1.1649 late
Tuesday in New York, as the dollar advanced against major rivals
ahead of the Fed's policy update later Wednesday.
But "recent data from the U.S. economy has been less than
exciting and does not seem to support Janet Yellen's view of the
economy," said Konstantinos Anthis, a researcher at ADS Securities,
in a note. "This has left investors unsure whether the Fed will be
able to pull the trigger again within 2017 unless data improves and
we see genuine growth in the economy."
European investors closely watch the Fed's moves, as they can
drive price changes in the euro and in government bonds, as well as
shift sentiment. The Federal Open Market Committee decision is due
at 7 p.m. London time, or 2 p.m. Eastern
See:Fed to stick to plans for rate hike, balance-sheet selloff
this year
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/no-retreat-fed-to-stick-to-plans-for-rate-hike-balance-sheet-selloff-this-year-2017-07-24)
Read:Three ways Draghi could burn the euro bulls
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-ways-draghi-could-burn-the-euro-bulls-2017-07-26)
Stock movers: Decliners included ASM International NV (ASMIY) .
Shares fell 6.5% even as the Dutch chip maker posted growth in
second-quarter order intake.
Sage Group PLC shares (SGE.LN) lost 3.3% after the company said
revenue for software and software-related services dropped by 5.9%
for the first nine months of the fiscal year. The financial
software maker also said it's buying Intacct Corp., a cloud-based
financial management software maker based in San Jose, Calif., for
GBP654 million ($850 million).
National indexes: Germany's DAX 30 moved up 0.4% to 12,314.61.
The index rose 0.5% on Tuesday after the closely watched Ifo
Institute in its survey of business sentiment described German
companies as "euphoric"
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/german-business-sentiment-hits-record-high-in-july-2017-07-25).
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 advanced 0.6% to 7,476.41, and France's CAC
40 index rose 0.7% to 5,195.02. Spain's IBEX 35 moved up 0.4% to
10,562.60.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 26, 2017 05:06 ET (09:06 GMT)
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