FAVOR FOR INVESTMENT-GRADE BONDS carried over from yesterday's session, even as stocks in Europe's bourses stepped higher amid
strength in the oil-and-energy sector.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC shares, up 4.2% as of
3:40
London time, lifted a range of related European oil firms' stock and junk debt as well, including those of
Tullow Oil PLC,
Total SA, and
BP PLC. A degree of optimism in the banking sector stemmed from data showing
encouraging stress tests for U.K. banks, although gains in this sector remained spotty amid pullbacks in
Barclays PLC shares, off 0.7%, and
Credit Suisse Group, off 0.52%, while
Societe Generale
added 0.75%. Meanwhile the mining and materials sectors remained under pressure as shares of
Rio Tinto PLC,
Glencore PLC, and
BHP Billiton PLC
shares all extended yesterday's pullbacks
.
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European Bond Research as of November 22, 2017
Posted by
Michael F. Brown on Nov 22, 2017 2:52:30 PM
EUROPEAN JUNK BONDS RETAINED SLIGHT FAVOR over their less-risky investment-grade counterparts, as stocks in Europe's bourses stepped modestly higher. A bit
less acute German political risk
was in the picture, relative to yesterday. The view grew that
a return to the
Grand Coalition
of parties urged by Angela Merkel may be best
, despite resistance from the liberal
SPD (
Social Democratic Party of Germany). This, along with a
sharp fresh high in crude-oil prices, led investors in Europe to show a slight preference for risk assets, as
WTI (West Texas Intermediate) oil touched its highest close in over two years.
European oil firms rose accordingly
as gains in
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
shares added 1.0%,
Tullow Oil PLC
was up 4.3%, and
Total SA
was up 1.4%. In other sector cues for bond traders,
Akzo Nobel NV shares added 1.4%,
Thomas Cook PLC was off 7.7%, as of
4:40
London time.
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JUNK BONDS FLUCTUATED HIGHER
in overall price gains linked to trades, outpacing investment-grade debt on the European trading front. A
strong showing by Europe's carmakers
was a major element in today's market dynamic, as
Volkswagen AG
shares jumped 3.1%,
Fiat Chrysler NV
was up 1.6%, and
Renault SA added 1.3%, as of
3:30 PM, London time. Today's rebound in risk assets, on the heels of the worst run of sell-offs since October of '16, was fed also by upbeat data from heavyweight conglomerate
Bouygues SA,
3i Group PLC, and
British Land Co. PLC.
Nymex
oil prices stabilized around $55.30, supporting a
rebound in the oil-and-energy sector
as the view grew that U.S. shale producers will be more disciplined, going forward.
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CAUTION AND PROFIT-TAKING kept Europe's
investment-grade bonds with a slight edge
over junk debt in today's trading. A
mix of European economic data
kept price swings channeled in fairly thin bands, as
inflation took a downturn,
GDP came in above forecast, and jobs data showed the
lowest unemployment since '09. The
oil-and-energy group fared well, giving important sector cues to corporate-bond traders, as
Nymex
oil prices hovered around $54 and
BP PLC shares initially rose 3.6%. However
BNP Paribas weighed on the financial group, off 2.9% on disappointing quarterly revenue, while
Weir Group PLC tanked 7.3%.
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JUNK BONDS REGAINED A SLIGHT EDGE over less-risky
investment-grade debt, as stocks in Europe's bourses took a turn to the upside. The pan-European
Stoxx 600
index reflected a string of gains among European equities, driven mainly by
dovish comments from Mario Draghi, chief of the
ECB (European Central Bank). In a more-or-less expected stance, Draghi pledged to move cautiously in scaling back stimulus measures, sending the
euro lower
and putting many investors in risk assets in a good mood. Corporate-bond traders took cues from
early gains in Spanish banks, with
Banco Sabadell SA
shares up 4.7% at one point,
BBVA
up 3%, while
Nokia Corp. was off over 17% as of
5 PM
London time.
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