EUROPE MARKETS: European Stocks Finish Higher, But Supermarket Shares Hit By Amazon
2017年6月17日 - 1:46AM
Dow Jones News
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
Nestlé seeking to sell U.S. unit
Stocks across Europe finished higher Friday, but shares of some
supermarket chains were hit hard after Amazon.com Inc. unexpectedly
said it's scooping up Whole Foods Market Inc. in a nearly $14
billion deal.
The only sector ending lower was consumer services, as food and
drug retailers collectively fell nearly 4%, according to FactSet
data. But the Stoxx Europe 600 closed up 0.7% at 388.60 after two
sessions of losses.
Helping Friday's win for European equities were Greek stocks,
with the Athex Composite logging a 0.8% rise after the country's
creditors agreed to release the next tranche of its EUR86-billion
($96.5-billion)
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/greece-reaches-deal-to-unlock-next-bailout-tranche-2017-06-16)
bailout. But officials did put off a final decision on relieving
Greece's crushing debt burden until August of next year.
The Stoxx Europe 600 still closed lower for the week, down by
0.5%, a second consecutive weekly fall.
On Sunday, the final round of voting in France's parliamentary
election will be held, and the upstart party led by newly elected
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to win a large amount
of seats.
Grocers discounted: Shares of Dutch supermarket chain Royal
Ahold Delhaize NV (AD.AE) tumbled 9.5%, marking the sharpest
percentage loss since May 2003 for the company behind the Giant and
Stop and Shop brands.
Read:European grocers crumble after Amazon-Whole Foods deal
fuels pricing concerns
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-grocers-crumble-after-amazon-whole-foods-deal-fuels-pricing-concerns-2017-06-16)
"Amazon's $13.7 billion purchase of U.S. natural food store
Whole Foods marks the entrance of a major new player into the
supermarket space," wrote Jasper Lawler, senior market analyst at
London Capital Group. Whole Foods shares (WFM) leapt more than 25%
during Friday's session.
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-to-buy-whole-foods-for-137-billion-2017-06-16-91035726)
In London, Tesco PLC (TSCO.LN) shares dropped 4.9% in a volatile
session for the U.K.'s largest supermarket chain after it reported
first-quarter sales growth
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tescos-uk-sales-rise-23-on-food-boost-2017-06-16).
Shares earlier in the session had been up by more than 4%.
Food wholesaler Booker Group PLC (BOK.LN) , which is being
purchased by Tesco, fell 3.3%, and Tesco's rival J Sainsbury PLC
(SBRY.LN) tanked 3.9%. French retailer Carrefour SA (CA.FR) shed
3.2%, but shares of Amazon's U.K. partner Wm. Morrison Supermarkets
PLC (MRW.LN) rose 1.1%.
Stock in online grocer Ocado Group PLC (OCDO.LN) reversed losses
to close up 0.6%.
Lawler noted previous rumors that Amazon would buy Ocado,
Britain's largest online grocer, as a way to prepare its entrance
into the U.S. market.
"Given the Amazon's spending power and already large footprint
in the U.K., the Whole Foods purchase probably increases the odds
of an Ocado acquisition," he said.
Read:European grocers crumble after Amazon-Whole Foods deal
fuels pricing concerns
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/european-grocers-crumble-after-amazon-whole-foods-deal-fuels-pricing-concerns-2017-06-16)
Tech recovering: All other sectors on the Stoxx 600 finished
higher Friday, topped by tech shares, which had a rough week
stemming from a selloff that included Apple Inc. (AAPL) that
started on Wall Street.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index rose 1.1% on Friday, with
chip makers AMS AG (AMS.EB) and Infineon Technologies AG (IFX.XE)
each closing up 2.4%.
Read:Four ways to play the European boom
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/four-ways-to-play-the-european-boom-2017-06-14)
Other movers: In the consumer goods sector, shares of Nestlé SA
(NESN.EB) picked up 3% after the company put its U.S. confectionery
business up for sale
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nestle-exploring-sale-of-us-confectionery-unit-2017-06-16)
as it grapples with how to cater to U.S. consumers' increasing
demand for healthy snacks.
Shares of Idorsia Ltd. (IDIA.EB) surged 37% in their first day
of trading. The drug pipeline firm was spun out of Actelion after
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) completed its purchase of the
rare-disease biotech firm.
Indexes: Germany's DAX 30 rose 0.5% to 12,752.73. Auto makers
BMW AG (BMW.XE) and Daimler AG (DAI.XE) had been higher after a
report that new car sales in the European Union rose 7.6% in May
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eu-new-car-sales-rebound-with-76-rise-in-may-2017-06-16).
But the shares ended slightly lower, each losing 0.1%.
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said car
sales rose the most in Germany and Spain, but fell in the U.K., the
EU's second-largest car market.
In Paris trade, shares of car maker Renault SA (RNO.FR) claimed
a 0.9% rise, and Peugeot SA (UG.FR) bulked up 2.1%.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 closed up 0.6% at 7,463.54
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ftse-100-advances-with-tesco-up-after-sales-report-2017-06-16).
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 16, 2017 12:31 ET (16:31 GMT)
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