Live from the markets: D-day for Novo Nordisk, Super Micro Computer falls and NVIDIA number 1

Live from the markets: D-day for Novo Nordisk, Super Micro Computer falls and NVIDIA number 1
Live from the markets: D-day for Novo Nordisk, Super Micro Computer falls and NVIDIA number 1

Every morning, the Zonebourse team identifies and summarizes the significant information concerning listed companies around the world, to have the main news at the start of the trading day. The content includes one part on and the other on the main international markets, in particular American companies and those from major European markets (UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain) and Asia-Pacific.

In France

Important announcements (and less important… I should point out that the information is given immediately before the opening and does not prejudge the color of the shares during the session)

  • Eiffage wins the Grand hospital campus project.
  • Crédit Agricole records a drop in its net profit and turnover in the third quarter.
  • TF1 sells the Ushuaïa brand to L’Oréal.
  • Arkema is more cautious for 2024 after a mixed Q3.
  • Emirati retail conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim suspends Carrefour operations in Jordan.

  • RTE signs a billion-euro cable supply contract with European manufacturers, including Nexans.

  • Rubis reiterates its forecasts for 2024 revised downwards on October 31 due to the drop in oil prices.
  • Neoen confirms its objectives for 2024 and 2025, 9-month turnover reached 378.4 million euros.
  • Coface’s net profit jumped 10.4% in the third quarter.

  • Voltalia announces that the amount of its syndicated bank loan has been increased to 324 million euros.
  • Vinci uses a broker to implement its 400 million euro share buyback program.
  • Eurazeo plans to collect around 4 billion euros in 2024.
  • Fitch maintains Scor’s rating with a stable outlook.

  • Vallourec announces the creation of a new operations department.

  • Immobilière Dassault enters into negotiations with a view to acquiring a building located at 88 rue de Rivoli in Paris.
  • Universal files $500 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Believe.
  • Herige recorded a drop in activity of 11.4% in the third quarter.
  • Abeo revealed a turnover of 123.9 million euros in the first half, up 0.4%.
  • Cellectis will present preclinical data at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC).
  • The main publications of the day : Crédit Agricole, Arkema, Teleperformance, Beneteau… The rest here.

In the big world

Important (and not so important) announcements

D’Europe

  • Novo Nordisk reports Q3 operating profit in line with expectations but lowers its sales and profit forecasts for the full year.
  • Siemens Healthineers meets its full-year profit guidance.
  • BP Plc plans to sell all its gas stations in the Netherlands.
  • AstraZeneca is committed to participating in the ongoing investigation in China.
  • Prysmian strengthens electricity networks with a contract with RTE in France.
  • Evotec maintains its annual forecasts despite the decline in its turnover over the first 9 months of the year.
  • Generali is in talks to acquire MGG Investment Group.
  • TeamViewer revises its revenue forecast downwards.
  • Commerzbank’s profit fell by 6% in Q3, better than expected.

  • Solvay exceeds market expectations in Q3 and slightly raises its EBITDA forecast.
  • Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) has issued a major layoff notice in its Eskilstuna warehouse.
  • Enel acquires own shares for more than 4 million euros.
  • The DiaSorin diagnostics group posts a profit up 6% over nine months.

  • Elisa uses Nokia’s fiber platform to test a 100G passive optical network.
  • Deutsche Bank is injecting $607.5 million into its India operations.
  • Rio Tinto and China’s State Power Investment Corporation are teaming up to test battery-swap truck technology.
  • Banca Popolare Di Sondrio raises its forecasts after nine months of growth.
  • Bittium Oyj receives an order from the Finnish Defense Forces for tactical radios.
  • The main publications of the day : Novo Nordisk, Siemens Healthineers, Enel, Unicredit, BMW,  …

From North America

  • Companies which progress outside the session after their quarterly: Kinross Gold Corporation (+2%), Trump Media & Technology Group (+10%), Mercury Systems (+5%)…
  • Companies that decline outside the session after their quarterly results: Super Micro Computer (-15%), Exact Sciences (-29%), Microchip Technology (-4%), Lumen Technologies (-6%)…

  • Nvidia regains first place for the largest capitalization in the world, ahead of Apple.
  • Super Micro Computer declares that it cannot predict the filing date of its annual report.
  • Apple is expected to be fined under the EU’s digital markets law.
  • Chevron halts production at Gulf of Mexico sites due to Tropical Storm Rafael.
  • KKR obtains more than a third of Fuji Soft’s shares following the first part of its two-stage takeover bid.
  • Cardinal Health approves quarterly dividend, payable January 15, 2025.
  • The main publications of the day : Costco Wholesale Corporation, Qualcomm, ARM Holdings, Gilead Sciences, Mercadolibre …

From Asia Pacific and beyond

The rest of the global publications calendar here.

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