In This Article:
Economic Calendar:
Thursday, 12th November
German CPI (MoM) (Oct) Final
ECB Economic Bulletin
Eurozone Industrial Production (MoM) (Sep)
Friday, 13th November
ECB President Lagarde Speaks
French CPI (MoM) (Oct) Final
French HICP (MoM) (Oct) Final
Spanish CPI (YoY) (Oct) Final
Spanish HICP (YoY) (Oct) Final
Eurozone GDP (YoY) (Q3) 2nd Estimate
Eurozone Trade Balance (Sep)
The Majors
It was a relatively bullish day for the European majors on Tuesday. The CAC40 rallied by 1.55%, with the DAX30 and EuroStoxx600 gaining 0.51% and 0.90% respectively.
Following Monday’s COVID-19 vaccine fuelled rally, concerns over the state of the economy and the likely pace of the economic recovery pinned the majors back. Lockdown measures in place and the threat of more containment measures are the biggest concerns.
While progress towards a COVID-19 vaccine was positive, delivering a worldwide vaccine would likely take time. This would mean an extended lockdown in parts of the globe, including EU member states.
Reflecting sentiment towards the impact of COVID-19 on the economy were ZEW sentiment figures released early in the session. A slide in the ZEW sentiment figures for Germany and the Eurozone tested support in the early part of the session.
The Stats
It was a relatively quiet day on the Eurozone economic calendar. Key stats included November ZEW Economic Sentiment figures for Germany and the Eurozone.
Investor sentiment towards the German economy deteriorated, with the indicator falling from 56.1 to 39.0. Things were not much better for the Eurozone, with the indicator sliding from 52.3 to 32.8.
From the U.S
JOLTs job openings for September had a muted impact on the European majors.
In September, JOLTs job openings fell from 6.49m to 6.44m. Economists had forecast an increase to 6.500m.
The Market Movers
For the DAX: It was another bullish day for the auto sector on Tuesday. Continental rallied by 5.89%, off the back of Monday’s 8.32% surge, to lead the way. Daimler and Volkswagen weren’t far behind, with gains of 5.00% and 5.39% respectively, while BMW trailed with a more modest 3.08% gain.
It was also a bullish day for the banks. Deutsche Bank rose by 1.24%, with Commerzbank rallying by 7.39%.
From the CAC, it was another particularly bullish day for the banks. BNP Paribas rallied by 7.64% to lead the way, with Credit Agricole and Soc Gen gaining 4.71% and 4.61% respectively.
It was also a bullish day for the French auto sector. Peugeot rose by 3.87%, with Renault rallying by 6.41%
Air France-KLM consolidated Monday’s 27.48% gain, rising by 2.93%, with Airbus SE rallying by a further 5.93%.