Equities: Mixed performance across regions – Deutsche Bank

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Deutsche Bank strategists highlight a mixed global equity picture, with the Nikkei, CSI 300, Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng all advancing, while US equity futures, led by NASDAQ, also point higher. They note that underwhelming domestic growth has weighed on China’s main indices, which are flat year-to-date versus strong gains in the S&P 500, Stoxx 600 and Nikkei.

Regional stock indices show divergent trends

"European equities were more subdued, with the STOXX 600 (-0.36%, -0.21% Friday), the CAC (-0.90%, -0.16% Friday) and the FTSE 100 (-1.38%, -0.21% Friday) falling back, though the DAX (+0.46%, +0.53% Friday) reached a new record. And in Asia, we saw strong gains for the KOSPI (+11.49%) and Nikkei (+4.74%), which saw their best weeks since May and June respectively."

"While bonds struggled, US equities put in a more positive performance. The S&P 500 rose +0.36% despite a -0.17% pullback on Friday from Thursday’s record high, with the small cap Russell 2000 (+1.12%, +0.51% Friday) also reaching a record high. "

"Underwhelming domestic growth has also contributed to the underperformance in China’s equity market, with the main indices essentially flat YTD, in contrast to a +13.7% rise for the S&P 500, +11.1% for the Stoxx 600 and +36.5% for the Nikkei."

"Following Japan’s GDP data, the Nikkei (+0.30%) is slightly higher but underperforming gains in China’s markets including the CSI 300 (+0.76%) and Shanghai Composite (+0.84% ) as well as the Hang Seng (+1.61%) in Hong Kong."

"Equity futures are also advancing, with NASDAQ futures (+0.35%) leading those on the S&P 500 (+0.10%) and Europe’s Stoxx 50 (+0.30%) this morning."

"As the earnings season begins to wind down, the spotlight will be on the US retailers Home Depot (Tuesday), Target, TJX (Wednesday) and Walmart (Thursday) to gauge the health of the US consumer. Other names to watch include Analog Devices and Deere in the US and Alibaba and Baidu in China."

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