US Equity Handover 24 April 2019

Headlines

Most major US indices nudged lower after hitting fresh record highs intraday, though the small-cap focused Russell 2000 was able to grind out a gain.
Sector performance was mixed, with Energy stocks (XLE) shedding 1.5%, while high-yielding REITs (XLRE) and Utilities (XLU) rose roughly 0.8% on the day.
In individual corporate news, Boeing (BA) closed roughly flat after beating on earnings and missing on revenues. Microsoft (MSFT) beat earnings & revenue estimates as did Facebook (FB).
Asian stock indices are mixed with Korean indices pointing to a lower open while Nikkei futures edge higher.

Corporate Event Calendar (Asia)

Date	Time	Event Name
25-Apr-2019	01:00	Full Year 2019 Astellas Pharma Inc Earnings Call
25-Apr-2019	02:00	Full Year 2019 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd Earnings Release
25-Apr-2019	02:00	DBS Group Holdings Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting
25-Apr-2019	05:00	Q1 2019 CNOOC Ltd Operational Statistics Call
25-Apr-2019	22:00	Comfortdelgro Corporation Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting

Macroeconomic Calendar

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