While Western nations try to agree on broader sanctions against Russia following the shooting down of a passenger plane in Ukraine, pro-Moscow separatists have agreed to hand over the plane’s recording device as well as the remains of the nearly 300 victims. Russia has been accused of backing the separatists by providing artillery and training, something Western leaders say makes Moscow responsible for the Malaysian Airlines incident. Preliminary investigations show that the shooting was a mistake, but the incident has ignited further tension between Russia and the West, and stricter sanctions are expected.
In other news around the markets:
- The conflict in Iraq continued on Monday after a government airstrike north of Baghdad left ten people, reportedly all civilians, dead. The attack was part of the Iraqi government’s attempts to regain control of northern Iraq, but rebel groups had created their base in the center of a civilian town.
- On Monday, Netflix released better than expected second-quarter earnings due in large part to the company’s 1.7 million new subscribers. The movie and TV subscription service provider cautioned that its third quarter profits could take a hit as the company is planning a massive international expansion into six European countries beginning in September.
- In an effort to keep shareholders happy, Allergan is planning a series of layoffs that will cut about 13 percent of the drug maker’s workforce. The company is working to fend off a takeover from Valeant Pharmaceuticals and has said the spending cuts are necessary in order to help Allergan move forward on its own.
- With the death toll in Gaza up to a staggering 571 as of Monday, the US has begun to push for an immediate ceasefire. Secretary of State John Kerry is on his way to Cairo where he will begin talks and hopefully come to an agreement with both sides to end the fighting. Israeli troops are working to destroy cross-border tunnels, but the fighting is increasingly affecting civilians with reports that about 150 of those killed were children.
Asian markets were mostly higher; the NIKKEI gained 0.84 percent, the Shanghai composite was up 1.02 percent, the Shenzhen composite rose 1.31 percent, the Hang Seng index gained 1.69 percent and the KOSPI was up 0.52 percent.
European Markets
European markets started the day on a high note with the region’s indexes up across the board. The FTSE rose 0.82 percent, the STOXX 600 was up 0.89 percent, the DAX gained 0.80 percent and the CAC 40 was up 0.86 percent.
Energy futures were higher; Brent futures gained 0.34 percent and WTI futures were up 0.51 percent. Gold and silver were down 0.43 percent and 0.37 percent respectively, while industrial metals rose across the board. Copper was up 0.42 percent, aluminum gained 1.97 percent and zinc was up 1.83 percent.
The euro was lower against the dollar, trading at $1.3481. The common currency also fell 0.15 percent against the yen and 0.23 percent against the pound. The dollar gained 0.14 percent against the yen and 0.36 percent against the franc, but lost 0.06 percent against the pound and 0.21 percent against the Australian dollar.
Earnings
Notable earnings released on Monday included:
- Netflix, Inc. NFLX reported second quarter EPS of $1.15 on revenue of $1.34 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.49 on revenue of $1.07 billion.
- Halliburton Company HAL reported second quarter EPS of $0.91 on revenue of $8.05 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.73 on revenue of $7.32 billion.
- BB&T Corporation BBT reported second quarter EPS of $0.58 on revenue of $2.30 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.77 on revenue of $2.50 billion.
- SunTrust Banks, Inc. STI reported second quarter EPS of $0.81 on revenue of $2.20 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.68 on revenue of $2.10 billion.
Stocks moving in the Premarket included:
- Apple Inc.AAPL was up 0.88 percent in premarket trade after losing 2.60 percent over the past week.
- Perrigo Company PLCPRGO rose 0.71 percent in premarket trade after falling 2.40 percent on Monday.
- Amazon.com Inc. AMZN was down 1.21 percent in premarket trade after gaining 1.25 percent over the past five days.
- AbbVie Inc.ABBV fell 0.93 percent in premarket trade after losing 1.66 percent on Monday.
Notable earnings releases expected on Tuesday include:
- McDonald’s Corporation MCD is expected to report second quarter EPS of $1.44 on revenue of $7.28 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $1.38 on revenue of $7.08 billion.
- Microsoft Corporation MSFT is expected to report fourth quarter EPS of $0.61 on revenue of $23.11 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.66 on revenue of $19.93 billion.
- Coca-Cola Company KO is expected to report second quarter EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $12.82 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.63 on revenue of $12.75 billion.
- Verizon Communications Inc. VZ is expected to report second quarter EPS of $0.91 on revenue of $31.05 billion, compared to last year’s EPS of $0.73 on revenue of $29.79 billion.
Economics
Tuesday’s economic calendar will be dominated by US data including US CPI, chain store sales, existing home sales and the redbook.
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