The Prague Post - Stock markets rise but Netflix sinks

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Stock markets rise but Netflix sinks
Stock markets rise but Netflix sinks / Photo: Robyn Beck - AFP/File

Stock markets rise but Netflix sinks

European and US stocks rose Wednesday as investors tracked developments in the Ukraine conflict and corporate earnings, with Netflix shares sinking after the streaming giant reported a drop in subscribers.

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Oil rebounded slightly, having slumped the previous day on demand concerns.

"The upbeat market mood which helped Wall Street close firmly higher yesterday has followed through into Europe," City Index senior market analyst Fiona Cincotta told AFP.

Frankfurt won 1.2 percent and Paris rose 1.4 percent, aided by news of a return to growth in eurozone industrial output in February.

London was barely in the green, however, as drops in industrial metals prices hit mining shares.

Europe equities and oil had dropped Tuesday as Moscow launched its eastern offensive and after the International Monetary Fund slashed its global 2022 economic growth forecasts by 0.8 percentage points, largely over inflationary crises linked to the Ukraine war and the coronavirus pandemic.

"Whilst the Russian war remains a key driver in the markets, the bad news has been priced in for now," Cincotta said.

"Instead, some areas of optimism are arising with banks outperforming after the ECB (European Central Bank) soothed nerves with news that all big banks in the eurozone can withstand Russian write-offs," she added.

- Netflix 'shocker' -

Wall Street opened higher following Tuesday's rally on promising housing-starts data and solid earnings, with the Dow adding 0.7 percent.

But Netflix shares slumped after the streaming giant reported its first drop in quarterly subscriptions in a decade, blaming the quarter-over-quarter erosion to suspension of its service in Russia due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

"There is no two ways to look at it, Netflix was a shocker and is likely to take the wind out of the Nasdaq’s recent rally, or at least put it on pause," Cincotta said.

The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.4 percent as trading got underway, however.

"That said, broadly speaking earnings season has been reasonably solid so far, economic data hasn't revealed any major cracks either, which is helping to keep risk sentiment buoyant," she added.

In Asia trading, concerns about China's economy hit trading in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Shanghai's main stocks index was Asia's biggest faller, losing 1.4 percent as the People's Bank of China (PBoC) kept key lending rates unchanged amid uncertainty over the impact of ongoing Chinese Covid restrictions.

Hong Kong -- which plummeted on Tuesday over concerns about Beijing's ongoing tech-sector crackdown -- also ended down.

"PBoC policymakers realise the futility of cutting rates during a lockdown as policies incentivising lending will have minimal a short-term positive impact on activity so long as mobility restrictions remain in place," noted independent analyst Stephen Innes.

- Key figures around 1330 GMT -

London - FTSE 100: UP less than 0.1 percent at 7,606.05 points

Frankfurt - DAX: UP 1.2 percent at 14,320.62

Paris - CAC 40: UP 1.4 percent at 6,626.63

EURO STOXX 50: UP 0.6 percent at 3,766.81

New York - Dow: UP 0.7 percent at 35,144.31

Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.86 percent at 27,217.85 (close)

Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 1.4 percent at 3,151.05 (close)

Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.4 percent at 20,944.67 (close)

Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0840 from $1.0788 late on Tuesday

Dollar/yen: DOWN at 127.81 yen from 128.91 yen

Pound/dollar: UP at $1.3058 from $1.2998

Euro/pound: DOWN at 82.97 pence from 82.99 pence

Brent North Sea crude: UP 0.7 percent at $107.99 per barrel

West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.8 percent at $102.83 per barrel

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