EUROPE MARKETS: European Stocks End Lower, But Fiat Chrysler And Maersk Shine
2017年8月22日 - 1:13AM
Dow Jones News
By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
Renewed U.S.-North Korea tensions, Jackson Hole meeting on
investors' minds
European stocks closed lower Monday as investors grappled with
renewed U.S.-North Korea tensions, but deal news helped lift shares
of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S and Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles NV.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index fell 0.4% to finish at 372.72,
falling for a third session in a row and adding to Friday's loss of
0.7%
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/spanish-stocks-lead-european-selloff-after-deadly-terrorists-attack-in-barcelona-2017-08-18)
that came after terrorist attacks in Spain.
Monday's slump came as the U.S. and South Korea kicked off
annual military exercises
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tensions-expected-to-rise-as-us-south-korea-start-annual-war-games-2017-08-20),
bringing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea back into focus.
Pyongyang warned on Sunday that the maneuvers are "reckless
behavior, driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a
nuclear war."
The "start of military exercises between America and South Korea
could spark a return to the kind of market-dragging nuclear
rhetoric seen a few weeks ago," wrote Spreadex financial analyst
Connor Campbell.
Stock movers: But investors did have corporate developments to
consider Monday. Maersk (MAERSK-B.KO) jumped 2.9% after the
shipping heavyweight reached a deal to sell its oil and gas
business for $7.45 billion to French oil producer Total SA
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/total-buys-maersk-oil-unit-in-745-billion-deal-2017-08-21)(TOT).
Total shares finished 0.3% higher.
Shares in Tullow Oil PLC (TLW.LN) gained 3.2% after Total became
a partner in a Kenyan oil project through its acquisition of
Maersk's energy business. Barclays analysts said Total will bring a
"new dynamic" to the Kenyan project, a Dow Jones Newswires report
said.
Fiat shares (FCA.MI) (FCA.MI) climbed 6.9% after Reuters
reported
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinese-auto-maker-interested-in-buying-fiat-reuters-2017-08-21)
that China's Great Wall Motor Co. (2333.HK) had expressed interest
in buying the Italian-American car maker. An earlier report by
Automotive News
(http://www.autonews.com/article/20170821/GLOBAL03/170829942/china-great-wall-jeep)
said Great Wall Motor was interested in Fiat's Jeep brand.
National indexes: France's CAC 40 index fell 0.5% to close at
5,087.59, and Germany's DAX 30 index lost 0.8% to finish at
12,065.99.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index dropped 0.1% to end at 7,318.88.
Central banks in focus: Investors are already looking ahead to
the U.S. Federal Reserve's central bank symposium in Jackson Hole,
Wyo., which starts Thursday.
"Many leaders, including the Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet
Yellen and the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will
speak about growth, inflation and changes in trade relations due to
Trump policies. Yet, no significant policy messages are expected,"
said LCG's senior market analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya.
ECB chief Draghi will be watched for any signal that the bank
has developed a scenario for winding down monetary easing. On
Monday, the euro bought $1.1814, up from $1.1762 late Friday in New
York.
Read:Euro slides after ECB hints at no hawkish shift at Jackson
Hole
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/euro-slides-after-ecb-hints-at-no-hawkish-shift-at-jackson-hole-2017-08-16)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 21, 2017 11:58 ET (15:58 GMT)
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