Day Ahead

Friday, September 6, 2013, Marketing Communication Opening Call The FTSE is called to open around unchanged on the open today UK Corporate Announcements Sthree announces Q3 gross profit gained 5% and states it saw a stronger performance from its newer sectors UK News The FT highlights how the UK markets see interest rate hikes a full two years ahead of the Bank of England The UK Chancellor has been seen cooling the celebration amongst the conservative party over the state of the economy, warning them not to get ahead of themselves Japanese based Suntory is seen buying the Ribena and Lucozade brands from GlaxoSmithKline in a deal worth around £1.5bn The G20 meeting continues and is expected to discuss laws to tighten rules on multinationals using subsidiaries to avoid taxes Vodafone’s chief has stated that further industry consolidation is inevitable The tower in the centre of London, previously called the Walkie-Talkie may get a new name as it now gets international press attention as the fryscraper as the beam of light it concentrates has become an unofficial tourist attraction. Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group own the building and say it will continue to catch the sun until October Bwin.Party is in focus as it announces the launch of the new PartyPoker The UK sells £2.5bn in bills at 11:10 UK Analyst Changes Admiral Added To Ubs’S Least Preferred List Diageo Raised To Buy Vs Neutral At Citi European Autos & Auto Parts Rated New Neutral At Nomura Fresenius Se, Astra Removed From Ubs’S Key Calls List Hikma Pharmaceuticals Rated New Overweight At Barclays Lancashire And Amlin Removed From Ubs’S Alpha Preferences List Lancashire Raised To Outperform Vs Neutral At Credit Suisse Standard Life Cut From Ubs’S Least Preferred List Vodafone Removed From Citi’S European Focus List UK Insider Buying None Detailed UK Insider Selling None Detailed FTSE 100 Movers Major European Companies Reporting Bollore SA, S1, 0,  Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment PLC, S1, 0.053,  Eurocommercial Properties NV, R, 1.964,  Hermes International, S1, 0,  Iliad SA, S1, 2.9,  Polyus Gold International Ltd, S1, 0.06 European Market Summary Moody’s has lifted its stance on German banks to stable from negative Global Market Footprint Major US Stock Movers After Hours Timken gained 5% after hours as it states it has responded to investor pressure and is to split into two units S&P 500 Companies Reporting None Scheduled US Market News The NY Times writes on how the NSA has circumvented or cracked much of the encryption that guards online traffic, and banking systems, including covert partnerships with technology companies to insert secret back door’s, the report also comes a day after scientists announce a new approach to quantum computing, technology which will make the the current internet security protocols redundant US press suggest that Alan Mulally CEO at Ford may step down earlier than previously planned, he is also in the news as he stated yesterday that he sees car sales in the US topping17m in the next few years The WSJ writes on how the US has released details of an intercepted communication from an Iranian official instructing militants in Iraq to attack US interests if the US administration was to launch military strikes in Syria Today's Bloomberg Social Velocity Alerts, (BSV) BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN) Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (SWHC) Overnight Market News The Bank for International Settlements states that Singapore has taken the lead from Japan as Asia’s largest FX centre Hyundai has reached a preliminary agreement with unions in South Korea which could end the recent strike action which is thought to have resulted in just under $1bn in lost output An Indian author Sushmita Banerjee whose book ‘Escape from Taliban’ was a bestseller and made into a Bollywood film has been killed by militants who broke into her home, as the recent trend of attacks on prominent women continues Economic Data Due 00:05 UK August Consumer Confidence, -15 exp. -16 previous 09:30 UK July Mortgage Approvals, 59.5k exp. 57.7k previous 10:00 Eurozone August CPI, 1.4% exp. 1.6% previous 13:30 US July Personal income, 0.2% exp. 0.3% previous 14:45 US August Uni. of Michigan Confidence, 80.5 exp. 80.0 previous Economic Events No Major Events Scheduled US Unemployment Rate CFD Sales/Traders 0044 (0) 207 894 8883 cfdsales@cantor.com Equity Spread Bet Sales 0044 (0) 207 894 8800 sales@cantorcapital.com Footnotes FTSE 100 Call as at 6:45am Analyst Changes, as at 6:30am Times given are UK Local Time, (GMT or GMT +1 during BST) Insider Deals data compiled from Director/PDMR Shareholding forms published in the past 24 hours (ex weekends). 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