EUROPE MARKETS: European Stocks Veer Toward Worst Week Since August
November 10 2017 - 6:09AM
Dow Jones News
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
European stocks fell Friday, heading toward their deepest weekly
drop in nearly three months, with a rough week for the markets
rounding off with a disappointing outlook from Cartier parent
Richemont SA and lingering concerns about tax-cut legislation in
the U.S.
What markets are doing: The Stoxx Europe 600 shed 0.4% at
388.64. No sector moved higher, with the industrial and consumer
goods groups losing the most. On Thursday, the index dropped 1.1%,
the biggest one-day percentage loss since June 29, according to
FactSet data.
The index was headed toward a weekly fall of 1.9%, which FactSet
data show would be the worst week since mid-August.
Germany's DAX 30 index fell 0.3% to 13,142.16, and France's CAC
40 gave up 0.4% at 5,385.53.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 gave up 0.2%
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/retailers-help-drive-ftse-100-toward-biggest-weekly-fall-in-2-months-2017-11-10)
to 7,466.47 and Spain's IBEX 35 fell 0.5% to 10,992.90.
The euro traded at $1.1656, up from $1.1643 late Thursday in New
York.
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What's moving markets: A busy week of corporate updates spread
into Friday. Investors appeared disappointed with an outlook from
Richemont SA, whose high-end brands include Cartier and Montblanc.
Investors in rival luxury company Burberry Group PLC continued to
selloff its shares after they were mauled Thursday.
Meanwhile, concerns about a possible delay in tax cuts in the
U.S. lingered. Those worries contributed to losses in Asian
equities
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-pull-back-following-wall-streets-losses-2017-11-09)
on Friday, following a selloff in the U.S. on Thursday
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-poised-to-lose-grip-of-record-highs-on-delay-worries-about-tax-plan-2017-11-09).
The prospect of lower taxes and other stimulus put forward by
the Trump administration has bolstered equity markets over the past
year.
The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday released its version of
a tax plan
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-bill-delays-corporate-tax-cut-doesnt-repeal-estate-tax-2017-11-09)
that would defer implementing a cut in corporate tax to 20% until
2019, diverging from the House Republicans' plan to introduce that
rate next year. But worries abated somewhat after the Republicans'
bill was moved to a vote in the House
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tax-reform-advances-a-step-as-house-committee-passes-bill-2017-11-09),
possibly next week.
What strategists are saying: "An early bounce in stocks has
fizzled out this morning, confirming that risk-off sentiment
remains dominant. The twists and turns in Congress regarding the
administration's tax plan are hard to follow, but the overall
impression is that we won't get much progress on reform before the
Thanksgiving recess begins. For a market that had invested great
hope in the plan, this is a heavy blow," said Chris Beauchamp,
chief market analyst at IG, in a note.
Stock movers: Richemont (CFR.EB) slumped 3.6% after a downbeat
outlook from the Swiss luxury goods company.
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/richemont-profit-soars-on-asia-growth-2017-11-10)
"While we cannot predict the environment for the full year, it
is clear that the full-year results on a comparative basis will not
see the exceptional level of growth reported in the period under
review," said Richemont's Chairman Johann Rupert. Richemont's
first-half profit did jump 80%, aided by strong growth across all
of its divisions.
Altice NV shares (ATC.AE) swung lower to trade down 3.4%. The
French telecoms group outlined a management shake-up
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/altice-replaces-ceo-combes-in-exec-shakeup-2017-11-10)
that includes the resignation of Chief Executive Michel Combes. The
moves come following disappointing third-quarter results that led
to a plunge in Altice's share price.
ArcelorMittal MT (MT)(MT) climbed 2.8%, with the
Netherlands-listed steelmaker's third-quarter net profit nearly
doubling
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/arcelormittal-profit-almost-doubles-beats-views-2017-11-10)
to $1.21 billion and outstripping expectations. Chief Executive
Lakshmi Mittal said he saw a positive outlook for 2018 but warned
of global overcapacity in the sector.
Boskalis Westminster NV fell 4% after the dredging and maritime
services company reiterated it expects second-half net profit to be
comparable to its first-half profit
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boskalis-revenue-drops-in-rough-maritime-market-2017-11-10)
of 75 million euro ($87.3 million), excluding some restructuring
charges to be taken in the second half.
Burberry (BRBY.LN) (BRBY.LN) fell 4.1%, with UBS downgrading its
shares to neutral from buy. The stock on Thursday tumbled 10% after
the British luxury goods retailer warned it doesn't expect sales
growth until fiscal 2021
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/burberry-shares-drop-as-it-warns-on-sales-2017-11-09).
Economic data: France's industrial output rose 0.6%, slightly
more than anticipated
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/frances-industrial-output-rises-more-than-seen-2017-11-10)
in September as pharmaceutical production jumped, the Insee
statistics agency said.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 10, 2017 05:54 ET (10:54 GMT)
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