The S&P 500 futures are down 2 points and are trading roughly in line with fair value. The Nasdaq 100 futures are down 14 points and are trading slightly below fair value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 35 points and are trading 0.1% below fair value.
There's a mixed disposition in the equity futures market. Moves are modest as participants await the employment report at 8:30 a.m. ET.
China is suggesting it will take "baby steps" to move away from its zero-COIVD policy, according to the Washington Post.
EU governments have tentatively agreed on a $60/barrel price cap on Russian oil, according to Reuters.
This comes amid speculation that OPEC+ will consider production cuts ahead of its meeting early next week.
The eurozone reported a welcome weaker-than-expected October PPI (-2.9% month-over-month), but PPI is still up 30.8% on a year-over-year basis.
The U.S. Dollar Index is down 0.3% to 104.44.
Treasury yields continue to pullback. The 2-yr note yield is down four basis points to 4.20% and the 10-yr note yield is down two basis points to 3.51%.
In corporate news:
Marvell (MRVL 43.11, -2.29, -5.0%): misses by $0.02, misses on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus
Ambarella (AMBA 72.15, -1.78, -2.4%): beats by $0.04, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 revs below consensus
Ulta Beauty (ULTA 479.99, +.746, +1.5%): beats by $1.21, beats on revs, comps of +14.6%; guides FY23 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus, raises comp guidance
Zscaler (ZS 131.05, -13.45, -9.3%): beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus; guides FY23 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus; but disappointed with billings growth guidance
Smartsheet (SMAR 36.40, +3.89, +12.0%): beats by $0.14, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus
Veeva Systems (VEEV 184.30, -7.12, -3.7%): beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus
PagerDuty (PD 24.25, +1.73, +7.7%): beats by $0.08, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs in-line
Asana (ASAN 15.55, -2.53, -14.0%): beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs below consensus
UiPath (PATH 14.54, +1.62, +12.5%): beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 revs below consensus
Credit Suisse (CS 3.3300, +0.24, +7.8%): Chairman Axel Lehmann says liquidity situation is improving, according to Bloomberg interview
Reviewing overnight developments:
Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the week on a lower note. Japan's Nikkei: -1.6% (-1.8% for the week), Hong Kong's Hang Seng: -0.3% (+6.3% for the week), China's Shanghai Composite: -0.3% (+1.8% for the week), India's Sensex: -0.7% (+0.9% for the week), South Korea's Kospi: -1.8% (-0.1% for the week), Australia's ASX All Ordinaries: -0.7% (+0.8% for the week).
In economic data:
South Korea's November CPI -0.1% m/m (last 0.3%); 5.0% yr/yr (expected 5.1%; last 5.7%)
Australia's October Home Loans -2.9% m/m (expected -4.5%; last -4.8%) and October Retail Sales -0.2% m/m, as expected (last 0.6%)
New Zealand's Q3 Terms of Trade Index -3.4% qtr/qtr (expected 1.6%; last -2.4%)
In news:
Japanese regulators are reportedly probing regional banks regarding unrealized losses on foreign bonds.
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda acknowledged that a global economic slowdown has been observed.
Unionized rail workers in South Korea dropped their plan for a strike.
Major European indices trade near their flat lines. STOXX Europe 600: -0.1% (+0.7% week-to-date), Germany's DAX: +0.3% (UNCH week-to-date), U.K.'s FTSE 100: -0.2% (+0.8% week-to-date), France's CAC 40: -0.1% (+0.5% week-to-date), Italy's FTSE MIB: UNCH (-0.1% week-to-date), Spain's IBEX 35: UNCH (-0.1% week-to-date).
In economic data:
Eurozone's October PPI -2.9% m/m (expected -2.0%; last 1.6%); 30.8% yr/yr (expected 31.5%; last 41.9%)
Germany's October trade surplus EUR6.90 bln (expected surplus of EUR5.20 bln; last surplus of EUR2.80 bln). October Imports -3.7% m/m (expected -0.4%; last -2.2%) and Exports -0.6% m/m (expected -0.3%; last -0.7%). October Import Price Index -1.2% m/m (expected -1.7%; last -0.9%); 23.5% yr/yr (expected 23.3%; last 29.8%)
France's October Industrial Production -2.6% m/m (expected 0.0%; last -0.9%). October government budget deficit EUR143.20 bln (last deficit of EUR146.60 bln)
Spain's November Unemployment Change -33,500 (expected -20,300; last -27,000)
In news:
Eurozone's October PPI decelerated for the second consecutive month, returning to levels seen at the end of Q1.
European officials are still trying to agree on a price cap for Russian oil.
Hungary's Prime Minister Orban repeated his country's opposition to implementing a global minimum corporate tax.
Spain was visited by over seven million tourists in October, which was about 6.0% below the total from October 2019.
U.S. equity futures:
S&P 500 Futures: -1 @ 4,075
DJIA Futures: -45 @ 34,350
Nasdaq 100 Futures: -8 @ 12,034
Overseas:
Europe: DAX +0.3%, FTSE -0.2%, CAC -0.1%
Asia: Nikkei -1.6%, Hang Seng -0.3%, Shanghai Composite -0.3%
Commodities:
Crude Oil +0.70 @ 81.92
Nat Gas +0.010 @ 6.748
Gold -3.05 @ 1812.15
Silver +0.037 @ 22.877
Copper -0.0103 @ 3.8072
Earnings/Guidance:
Ambarella ( AMBA ▾ 0.36% ) beats by $0.04, reports revs in-line; guides Q4 revs below consensus
American Outdoor Brands ( AOUT ▴ 0.95% ) beats by $0.11, reports revs in-line
Asana ( ASAN ▾ 0.44% ) beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs below consensus
ChargePoint ( CHPT ▾ 1.85% ) reports Q3 (Oct) results, misses on revs; guides Q4 revs in-line; guides FY23 revs in-line
Genesco ( GCO ▾ 7.26% ) beats by $0.08, beats on revs; lowers FY23 EPS below consensus, revs in-line
HF Sinclair ( DINO ▾ 2.41% ) discloses that it sees FY22 CapEx of $940 mln - $1.15 bln
Holly Energy Partners ( HEP ▾ 0.05% ) sees FY23 CapEx of $30.0-45.0 mln
Marvell ( MRVL ▾ 2.41% ) misses by $0.02, misses on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus
PagerDuty ( PD ▴ 1.26% ) beats by $0.08, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs in-line
Samsara ( IOT ▴ 3.88% ) beats by $0.04, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs above consensus
Smartsheet ( SMAR ▴ 5.76% ) beats by $0.14, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus
UiPath ( PATH ▴ 3.61% ) beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 revs below consensus
Ulta Beauty ( ULTA ▴ 1.65% ) beats by $1.21, beats on revs, comps of +14.6%; guides FY23 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus, raises comp guidance
Veeva Systems ( VEEV ▴ 0.56% ) beats by $0.06, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus
VTEX's ( VTEX ▴ 2.79% ) November GMV increased 33% yr/yr to $1.75 bln, underscoring a strong performance during the start of the holiday shopping season
Zumiez ( ZUMZ ▾ 6.11% ) beats by $0.19, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus
Zscaler ( ZS ▴ 8.28% ) beats by $0.03, beats on revs; guides Q2 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus; guides FY23 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus
News:
China's coronavirus czar says it will take "baby steps" to move away from zero coronavirus policy, according to the Washington Post
EU governments have tentative agreement on $60/barrel cap on Russian oil, according to Reuters
OPEC+ will consider larger output reductions Sunday ahead of next week's EU sanctions and price cap on Russian oil, CNBC
EPA confirms next steps in renewable fuel standard program for 2023-25
FBI NICS firearm background checks report: unadjusted criminal checks rose 11% to 2.79 mln in November, the highest in eight months
Accuray ( ARAY ▴ 2.44% ) to reduce approximately 4.5% of its global workforce
AMC Networks ( AMCX ▾ 0.60% ) confirms it commenced a structuring plan on November 28; expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2023
Anavex ( AVXL ▴ 0.57% ) reports ANAVEX2-73 (Blarcamesine) Phase 2B/3 study met primary and key secondary endpoints
Apple ( AAPL ▴ 0.19% ) renamed mixed-reality software xrOS, signaling a headset may be approaching debut, according to Bloomberg
Archer Aviation ( ACHR ▴ 2.79% ) completes Maker's first full transition flight less than a year after its first hover flight, another step toward being the first company to certify an eVTOL aircraft in the US with the FAA
Beam Therapeutics ( BEAM ▾ 0.78% ) announces FDA has lifted the clinical hold on the investigational new drug application for BEAM-201
Centrus Energy's ( LEU ▾ 1.79% ) wholly-owned subsidiary, American Centrifuge Operating, signs contract with U.S. Dept. of Energy with base value of approximately $150 mln
CME Group ( CME ▴ 0.79% ) Reports November 2022 Monthly Market Statistics
Credit Suisse ( CS ▾ 5.79% ) Chairman Axel Lehmann says liquidity situation is improving, according to Bloomberg interview
Cutera, Inc. ( CUTR ▴ 5.02% ) Provides Response to FDA Inquiry
Digital World Acquisition Corp ( DWAC ▾ 1.93% ): Ye (Kanye West) is not longer buying Parler, according to Axios
ICF International ( ICFI ▴ 1.70% ) awarded $26 mln contract to support the FCC; awarded in Q3
Immunocore ( IMCR ▾ 4.51% ) and Gadeta announce agreement to develop first gamma delta TCR ImmTAC for solid tumors
Insteel Industries ( IIIN ▴ 1.63% ) announces that Senior Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer Mark Carano has resigned, effective December 30, 2022, to pursue another opportunity
Fisker ( FSR ▾ 5.43% ) responds to report published by Fuzzy Panda Research; says it does not have a bank guarantee with Magna and that it owns the intellectual property for Fisker Ocean platform
FTI Consulting's ( FCN ▾ 2.52% ) Board authorizes $400 mln repurchase program
GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ▴ 1.27% ): EMA accepts marketing authorisation application for momelotinib for the treatment of myelofibrosis
GlaxoSmithKline ( GSK ▴ 1.27% ) reports Jemperli (dostarlimab) RUBY phase III trial met its primary endpoint
Huazhu Group ( HTHT ▾ 1.65% ) announces that Ms. Hui Chen will step down as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective immediately
Lockheed Martin ( LMT ▾ 0.31% ) awarded $431 mln U.S. Army contract
Maravai Life Sciences ( MRVI ▾ 3.23% ) expects William Martin, III to assume the role of CEO on July 27, 2023
Marriott Vacations ( VAC ▴ 0.05% ) increases its quarterly dividend 16% to $0.72/share
Opendoor Technologies ( OPEN ▴ 0.54% ) appoints CFO Carrie Wheeler to CEO, effective immediately; current CEO Eric Wu transitions to new role as President, Marketplace
Owens Corning ( OC ▴ 1.41% ) approves quarterly dividend increase and new share repurchase authorization
PG&E ( PCG ▾ 0.51% ): The California Public Utilities Commission determined that its enhanced oversight and enforcement of PG&E 2020 vegetation management practices resulted in the utility completing required corrective actions
Raymond James ( RJF ▴ 0.44% ) increases quarterly dividend by 24% to $0.42/sh; also announces $1.5 bln share repurchase authorization
Rocket Lab USA ( RKLB ▴ 0.72% ) creates a subsidiary, Rocket Lab National Security LLC, to serve the defense and intelligence community
Tesla ( TSLA 0.00% ) delivers first semitrailer trucks to Pepsi (PEP), according to the Wall Street Journal
Theratechnologies ( THTX ▾ 0.94% ) to pause enrollment for TH1902 study
Triumph Bancorp ( TBK ▾ 1.71% ) completes rebranding effort, changes name to Triumph Financial; stock to begin trading on NASDAQ under new ticker symbol "TFIN" starting December 2
Uber ( UBER ▾ 2.75% ) not considering eliminating jobs, according to Bloomberg
Unum Group ( UNM ▾ 0.52% ) authorizes $200 mln share repurchase program
UroGen ( URGN ▴ 1.87% ) Announces New Data from the OLYMPUS Trial that Shows Median Durability of Response of 28.9 Months for JELMYTO, the Only Non-Surgical, Chemoablative Treatment for Adults with Low-Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
Vanda Pharma ( VNDA ▴ 0.46% ) reports results in Phase II clinical study of VQW-765
Ventyx Biosciences ( VTYX ▴ 1.90% ) Announces Dosing of the First Patient in the Phase 2 SERENITY Trial of VTX958 for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Verisk Analytics ( VRSK ▴ 1.32% ) COO Mark Anquillare to step down on January 15, 2023
Walt Disney ( DIS ▴ 0.74% ) proposal to restructure on McKinsey's advice, caused uproar from top creative execs, according to the Wall Street Journal
Y-mAbs Therapeutics ( YMAB ▴ 0.67% ): FDA issues CRL for the BLA for 131I-omburtamab, FDA says it's unable to approve the BLA in its current form
M&A:
BorgWarner ( BWA ▴ 0.35% ) announced that it has acquired Drivetek AG
Ensign Group ( ENSG ▾ 0.68% ) acquires two skilled nursing facilities in Colorado
EQT Corp. ( EQT ▾ 2.10% ) provides acquisition update; started discussions regarding a potential amendment in connection with an extension of the Outside Date
Fortune Brands Home & Security ( FBHS ▴ 0.34% ) to acquire Emtek and Schaub residential hardware brands and U.S. and Canadian Yale and August Residential Smart Lock Brands from ASSA ABLOY
Gold Royalty ( GROY ▴ 7.89% ) acquires 12 new royalties in the prolific Abitibi Greenstone Belt and enters agreements to generate future royalties
Intuit ( INTU ▴ 2.08% ) acquires SeedFi; financial terms were not disclosed
Marsh McLennan ( MMC ▾ 0.09% ) acquires McDonald Zaring Insurance; terms of acquisition not disclosed
Sterling Infrastructure ( STRL ▾ 0.79% ) enters into agreement to sell its 50% ownership interest in its partnership with Myers & Sons Construction L.P. for $18 million in cash
Syndicate:
Cigna ( CI ▾ 1.65% ) files mixed securities shelf offering
Clarivate ( CLVT ▴ 2.76% ) files mixed securities shelf offering; also files for 281,668,166 ordinary share offering by selling shareholders
Fennec Pharmaceuticals ( FENC ▴ 1.02% ) files for 3,914,850 share common stock offering by selling shareholders
Paycor ( PYCR ▴ 3.01% ) announces the upsize and pricing of the previously announced underwritten public offering of its common stock by investment funds advised by Apax Partners LLP at a price to the public of $28.60 per share
Shoals Technologies ( SHLS ▾ 19.57% ) prices offering of 26 mln shares of common stock at $22.25 per share
Trip.com Group ( TCOM ▾ 0.25% ) enters sustainability-linked loan facility agreement
IPOs:
Expect to Price:
No IPOs expected.
Gapping Up/Down
Gapping up:
IOT +21.6%, PATH +11.1%, SMAR +8%, AOUT +7.9%, CARG +6.9%, SPB +4.3%, PD +3.2%, IIIN +3%, ACHR +2.3%, PCG +1.9%, CI +1.9%, LEU +1%, MMX +0.9%, TCOM +0.7%, VSTO +0.5%
Gapping down:
ASAN -18.2%, YMAB -15.6%, THTX -13.7%, ZS -9%, MRVL -6.8%, PYCR -5.2%, VEEV -4.9%, SHLS -4.2%, CHPT -2.9%, AMBA -2.5%, OPEN -2.2%, RCKT -1.8%, FENC -1.6%, ARCE -1.5%, SWBI -1.1%, CLVT -1.1%, CUTR -0.7%
Analyst Research (see Upgrades/Downgrades calendar for full list):
Upgrades
Associated British Foods (ASBFY) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Goldman
Associated British Foods (ASBFY) upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Morgan Stanley
Downgrades:
AppHarvest (APPH) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer
Asana (ASAN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Robert W. Baird; tgt lowered to $15
Others:
Amprius Technologies (AMPX) initiated with a Buy at B. Riley Securities; tgt $14
Upcoming Events:
Econ Data:
08:30 ET: Nonfarm Payrolls for Nov (Briefing.com Consensus 200K; Prior 261K)
08:30 ET: Nonfarm Private Payrolls for Nov (Briefing.com Consensus 200K; Prior 233K)
08:30 ET: Avg. Hourly Earnings for Nov (Briefing.com Consensus 0.3%; Prior 0.4%)
08:30 ET: Unemployment Rate for Nov (Briefing.com Consensus 3.7%; Prior 3.7%)
08:30 ET: Average Workweek for Nov (Briefing.com Consensus 34.5; Prior 34.5)
Earnings:
Monday (Nov 28)
Morning: None of note
Afternoon: ARWR, AZEK
Tuesday (Nov 29)
Morning: BNS, BZUN, BILI, CRNC, HIBB, SJR
Afternoon: CMP, CRWD, HPE, INTU, NTAP, WDAY
Wednesday (Nov 30)
Morning: DCI, FRO, HRL, BEKE, LESL, WOOF, RY, SFL, TITN
Afternoon: BOX, CRDO, ESTC, FIVE, LZB, NCNO, NTNX, OKTA, PSTG, PVH, CRM, SMTC, SNOW, SPLK, SNPS, VSCO, YEXT
Thursday (Dec 01)
Morning: BMO, BIG, CM, DBI, DG, KR, PDCO, SCWX, TD
Afternoon: AMBA, AOUT, ASAN, CHPT, MRVL, PD, SMAR, PATH, ULTA, VEEV, ZS, ZUMZ
Friday (Dec 02)
Morning: CBRL, GCO
Afternoon: None of note
Asia & Europe detail:
Asia: Nikkei -1.6%, Hang Seng -0.3%, Shanghai Composite -0.3%
Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the week on a lower note. Japanese regulators are reportedly probing regional banks regarding unrealized losses on foreign bonds. Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda acknowledged that a global economic slowdown has been observed. Unionized rail workers in South Korea dropped their plan for a strike.
In economic data:
South Korea's November CPI -0.1% m/m (last 0.3%); 5.0% yr/yr (expected 5.1%; last 5.7%)
Australia's October Home Loans -2.9% m/m (expected -4.5%; last -4.8%) and October Retail Sales -0.2% m/m, as expected (last 0.6%)
New Zealand's Q3 Terms of Trade Index -3.4% qtr/qtr (expected 1.6%; last -2.4%)
---Equity Markets---
Japan's Nikkei: -1.6% (-1.8% for the week)
Hong Kong's Hang Seng: -0.3% (+6.3% for the week)
China's Shanghai Composite: -0.3% (+1.8% for the week)
India's Sensex: -0.7% (+0.9% for the week)
South Korea's Kospi: -1.8% (-0.1% for the week)
Australia's ASX All Ordinaries: -0.7% (+0.8% for the week)
---FX---
USD/JPY: -1.0% to 133.99
USD/CNH: -0.3% to 7.0150
USD/INR: +0.2% to 81.33
Europe: DAX +0.3%, FTSE -0.2%, CAC -0.1%
Major European indices trade near their flat lines. Eurozone's October PPI decelerated for the second consecutive month, returning to levels seen at the end of Q1. European officials are still trying to agree on a price cap for Russian oil. Hungary's Prime Minister Orban repeated his country's opposition to implementing a global minimum corporate tax. Spain was visited by over seven million tourists in October, which was about 6.0% below the total from October 2019.
In economic data:
Eurozone's October PPI -2.9% m/m (expected -2.0%; last 1.6%); 30.8% yr/yr (expected 31.5%; last 41.9%)
Germany's October trade surplus EUR6.90 bln (expected surplus of EUR5.20 bln; last surplus of EUR2.80 bln). October Imports -3.7% m/m (expected -0.4%; last -2.2%) and Exports -0.6% m/m (expected -0.3%; last -0.7%). October Import Price Index -1.2% m/m (expected -1.7%; last -0.9%); 23.5% yr/yr (expected 23.3%; last 29.8%)
France's October Industrial Production -2.6% m/m (expected 0.0%; last -0.9%). October government budget deficit EUR143.20 bln (last deficit of EUR146.60 bln)
Spain's November Unemployment Change -33,500 (expected -20,300; last -27,000)
---Equity Markets---
STOXX Europe 600: -0.1% (+0.7% week-to-date)
Germany's DAX: +0.3% (UNCH week-to-date)
U.K.'s FTSE 100: -0.2% (+0.8% week-to-date)
France's CAC 40: -0.1% (+0.5% week-to-date)
Italy's FTSE MIB: UNCH (-0.1% week-to-date)
Spain's IBEX 35: UNCH (-0.1% week-to-date)
---FX---
EUR/USD: UNCH at 1.0527
GBP/USD: +0.2% to 1.2273
USD/CHF: -0.3% to 0.9339