EU indices up this morning TA focus on Zalando

INDICES
Friday, European stocks rebounded. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.88%. Germany's DAX 30 jumped 1.15%, France's CAC 40 gained 1.01%, and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was up 0.76%.

EUROPE ADVANCE/DECLINE
76% of STOXX 600 constituents traded higher Friday.
59% of the shares trade above their 20D MA vs 46% Thursday (below the 20D moving average).
44% of the shares trade above their 200D MA vs 42% Thursday (below the 20D moving average).

The Euro Stoxx 50 Volatility index eased 2.02pts to 28.43, a new 52w high.

SECTORS vs STOXX 600
3mths relative high: Chemicals
3mths relative low: Telecom., Media, Energy

Europe Best 3 sectors
banks, automobiles & parts, basic resources

Europe worst 3 sectors
health care, food & beverage, media


INTEREST RATE
The 10yr Bund yield fell 2bps to -0.46% (below its 20D MA). The 2yr-10yr yield spread fell 0bp to -22bps (above its 20D MA).


ECONOMIC DATA
FR 14:00: 6-Mth BTF auction, exp.: -0.56%
FR 14:00: 3-Mth BTF auction, exp.: -0.55%
FR 14:00: 12-Mth BTF auction, exp.: -0.56%


MORNING TRADING
In Asian trading hours, EUR/USD rose further to 1.1326 and GBP/USD climbed to 1.2656. USD/JPY slipped to 106.84.

Spot gold rebounded to $1,804 an ounce.


#UK - IRELAND#
Centamin, a gold producer, posted a 2Q production report: "Gold production for Q2 of 130,994 ounces from Sukari was above forecast primarily due to higher mill feed grades and, as a precautionary measure due to COVID-19, the deferral of plant maintenance shutdowns to Q3 and therefore reducing the volume of third-party on-site access. This brings production for the first six months of the year to 256,084 ounces. (...) On track to meet 2020 full year guidance. Full year production range narrowed to between 510,000-525,000 ounces of gold; cost guidance is unchanged with cash costs forecasted between US$630-680 per ounce produced and AISC forecasted between US$870-920 per ounce sold."

Ryanair, an airline group, was upgraded to "overweight" from "neutral" JPMorgan.

Legal & General Group, a financial services company, was upgraded to "buy" from "neutral" at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.


#GERMANY#
Fraport, an airport operator, announced that Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 599,314 passengers in June, down 90.9 % on year, and accumulated passenger traffic dropped 63.8% in 1H. The company said: "Main reasons for the negative trend were the continuing travel restrictions and the lower passenger demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Government travel warnings for 31 European countries were lifted in mid-June, leading to an expansion of flight offerings. As a result, FRA saw a moderate rise in passenger traffic in late June, after having experienced a 95.6 percent year-on-year drop in May 2020."

Zalando, a e-commerce company, was upgraded to "buy" from "hold" at Deutsche Bank. From a weekly point of view, the stock remains bullish between the upper bound of its bollinger bands and its 20DMA. Above 57.5 euros look for a new all-time high at 75 euros and 79 euros in extension.


Source: GAIN Capital, TradingView


#FRANCE#
Engie, an electric utility company, plans to select a new CEO in September, according to Chairman Jean-Pierre Clamadieu cited by French newspaper Le Journal Du Dimanche.

Vinci, a concessions and construction company, reported that TELT (Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin) has awarded a 220 million euros contract for works package 5A of the Lyon-Turin rail line to a consortium led by its subsidiary VINCI Construction.


#SCANDINAVIA#
DNB, a Norwegian financial services group, announced that 2Q net income declined 19.1% on year to 4.77 billion Norwegian krone on net interest income of 9.45 billion Norwegian krone, down 1.4%. Meanwhile, return on equity fell to 8.7% from 11.3% in the same period last year, while CET1 ratio climbed to 18.2% from 17.3%. The bank added: "The impairment losses in DNB's financial statements are still higher than normal, but they are 63 per cent lower than in the first quarter. This is mainly due to impairment losses associated with the oil-related industries, which amounted to around NOK 1.9 billion for the quarter. Compared with the first quarter, impairment losses for these industries were NOK 742 million lower in this quarter."