Equities in the APAC region traded in mixed sentiment, similar to the US during yesterday's session. Chinese indices mostly gained, while Japan's Nikkei and Korea's Kospi lost intraday. European futures point to a higher opening in the European cash session.
Highlights of the day include: PMI data for January from Germany, the eurozone, the UK and the US, as well as the BoC's interest rate decision. Investors interested in the oil market will turn their attention to EIA inventory data. The calendar will conclude with quarterly reports from Tesla, ASML, IBM, Abbott, AT&T and SAP.
Calendar for today's session:
08:15 am GMT - France, manufacturing PMI index for January. Expected: 42.5 Previously: 42.1
08:15 am GMT - France, PMI index for services for January. Expected: 46.0 Previously: 45.7
08:30 am GMT - Germany, PMI index for industry for January. Expected: 43.7 Previously: 43.3
08:30 am GMT - Germany, PMI index for services for January. Expected: 49.5 Previously: 49.3
09:00 am GMT - Eurozone, PMI index for industry for January. Expected: 44.8. Earlier: 44.4
09:00 am GMT - Eurozone, PMI index for services for January. Expected: 48.8. Earlier: 49.
09:30 am GMT - UK, PMI index for industry for January. Expected: 46.7. Previously: 46.2
09:30 am GMT - UK, PMI index for services for January. Expected: 53.2. Previously: 53.4
02:45 pm GMT - US, PMI index for manufacturing for January. Expected: 47.9. Earlier: 47.9.
02:45 pm GMT - USA, PMI index for services for January. Expected: 51.0. Previously: 51.4.
02:45 pm GMT - Canada, BoC decision. Expected: 5%. Earlier: 5%.
03:30 pm GMT - US, EIA data on change in crude oil inventories. Expected -2.8 bbl. Previously: -2.49 bbl.
03:30 pm GMT - Canada, BoC conference.
Earnings of listed companies:
ASML Holding (ASML.NL) - before the opening of the session
Abbott Laboratories (ABT.US) - before the opening of the session
AT&T (T.US) - before the opening of the trading session
SAP (SAP.DE) - before the opening of trading session
Tesla (TSLA.US) - after the session closed
IBM (IBM.US) - after the session closed
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