Europe before the bell: Tesla and other earnings for breakfast
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EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: TESLA AND OTHER EARNINGS FOR BREAKFAST
European shares were set for a minor gains at the open on Thursday on very busy day for earnings, as a strong sales forecast from Tesla TSLA.O that sent its shares rallying offset uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election next month.
Tesla's Frankfurt-listed shares popped 12%, pushing Nasdaq futures up 0.5%, while futures on the EuroSTOXX50 STXEc1 and the FTSE 100 both rose by 0.4%.
CEO Elon Musk forecast vehicle sales to grow by 20-30% next year, reassuring investors Tesla was improving its core electric vehicles business.
There were loads of other earnings for traders to digest. Over this week and the next about 50% of the European market will report earnings, according to JPMorgan.
Equinor EQNR.OL posted a sharper-than-expected 13% decline in Q3 profit, hit by weaker oil prices, and cut its FY outlook for capital expenditure and renewable energy production growth.
Still in Norway, aluminium producer Norsk Hydro NHY.OL slightly beat core profit growth expectations, helped by lower raw material costs and positive currency effects.
In France, Orange ORAN.PA reported Q3 profit that was slightly ahead of market expectations, driven by a strong performance at its Africa and Middle East business.
Blaming the slowdown in the global automotive industry, software company Dassault Systemes DAST.PA cut its 2024 revenue growth forecast for the second time in four months.
Carmaker Renault RENA.PA, meanwhile, reported an unexpected rise in revenues, as strong demand for its pricier new models helped it offset lower total volumes.
Kering PRTP.PA warned its 2024 operating income would almost halve as weak demand in China deepened the struggles of the luxury goods group's main label Gucci.
On a positive note, Unilever ULVR.L beat underlying sales estimates after winning back more shoppers with product innovations and slower price increases.
Barclays BARC.L Q3 profit rose 18%, as its investment bank cashed in on a jump in corporate dealmaking and trading, echoing Wall Street rivals.
In M&A, Italian energy group Eni ENI.MI said U.S. fund KKR KKR.N would take a 25% stake in Enilive, in a deal that values the entire biofuelunit at $12.7 billion.
(Danilo Masoni)
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